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The best Tiger Woods stories come from the pros who play with him: Part 2
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It's Tiger's peers who witness him firsthand that have the best insight into how great he really is.
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Tiger may have written a book on how to play golf, but the secrets of his game – namely, his mental game – don’t stray far from their keeper. It’s not Tiger, but rather, his peers who witness his ability day in and day out, that have the best insight into how incredible he really is.
By the time Tiger turns 50, somebody will write a book filled with stories like Chamblee’s told by professional golfers who witnessed the greatness of Tiger Woods firsthand. When Chris DiMarco’s career is long over, he’ll be more than happy to talk about “The Chip” on 16 at Augusta in 2005. If Bob May was interviewed tomorrow, it’s a good bet that he’d love to talk about the duel at Valhalla in 2000. Rocco Mediate may very well be the one to write the book – after all, he’s been cashing in for over a year with a book he wrote about coming in second place to Tiger at the U.S. Open in 2008.
It’s not just Tiger’s peers or the older pros that he bulldozed out of the tour in the ‘90s that will have stories to tell. Rory McIlroy, already touted as one of the world’s greatest young players, is supposedly an expert on Tiger’s mind-boggling statistics. While the world watched in amazement as 18-year old Japanese wunderkind Ryo Ishikawa held his own at the President’s Cup, Ishikawa only wanted to tell reporters how excited he was to have played against Tiger Woods.
By the time Tiger hangs up his spikes, he’ll have broken every important record in golf. And yes, that includes Jack Nicklaus’ record of 18 major championships. Current, former, and future PGA Tour pros will be lining up in droves to talk about Tiger, because who wouldn’t want to be associated with the greatest golfer ever to play the game? If the stories are anything like Chamblee’s, it will make for a great read.
You can watch Tiger this weekend as he tries to win the WGC HSBC Championship for the first time. After two rounds, he is tied for the lead with American Nick Watney.
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