Now on the tee, from USA: The 2024 Open Championship thread

Gotta think that when you only play 4-6 tournaments a year, it's impossible to build the feel you need to putt at this level.

Morikawa with some high comedy at the postage stamp. Kills a chip into the side of a slope and the ball trickles into a bunker and needs two to get out.

IN YOUR LIFE HAVE YOU SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THAT?!

 

Better than most!

 

He's 1986 Arnold Palmer at this point and the chubby white Gen X dudes in cargo shorts chasing him yelling "Tiger" need to get over it. He's not challenging for Jack or Jack Shit at this point. He's gonna' shoot his 74-75 and everyone can watch and reminisce for a few hours six weeks a year. That is the only thing he's good for, unless you need a $100 shirt with a terrible logo on it. Then, he's good for two things.

 

Kicking myself for not thinking more of Shane Lowry’s chances earlier this week.

 

I saw a couple of holes and at times he's walking like Fred Sanford. It was painful just watching him bend down to pick up a tee.

 

As my wife just commented, Tiger might be 48 based on the birth certificate but his body has probably already qualified for independent living.

 

Tiger might have one more PGA run in him. And there might be a magical round at the Masters left. Hogan had one of those.

How badly does he want to stay around to realize that?

 

You have no idea how bad.
The Open is the one he can win again.
US Open? If it’s not at Pebble, he has no shot.
PGA?……Doubtful
Augusta? It’s not the ball striking…..it’s the putting.

 

The problem with the Open, which we probably saw a lot of today, is that all the surgically repaired joints start seizing up when it's sweater weather. He'd need one of those warm, baked-out opens like he got at Hoylake a few years back.

 

Tiger is never ever ever ever winning another major. Move on.