Wear some fucking earplugs Tiger!!!!

[WSLer]

For those who missed it, yesterday during the Skins Game, which is an exhibition golf match, Tiger woods was hitting out of a sand trap on the 18th hole when some asshat took a picture as Tiger went into his backswing. The result was a none too pretty shot, Tiger getting pissed off and Tiger's caddy grabbing the guys camera and tossing it into a lake.

Now here is my question:

Why the fuck don't you just wear earplugs Tiger?!!??

That way you would never hear those annoying camera lenses opening and closing. You would still be able to hear the applause, and you could take them out to listen to your caddy.

I think it's quite the reasonable idea.

Oh, and Tiger, your caddy is a bigger asshat then the asshat who took the picture. He's lucky he didn't get his ass arrested for destruction of private property.

Plus, it was a fucking exhibition golf match!!!!!!!!

It doesn't mean dick except for the fact that you get to line your pockets with yet more money that you will never ever spend.

































































Okay, I'm done. ;)

[Dread Pirate Jimbo]

I think Tiger and his caddy were absolutely justified in freaking out. Tiger needs the skins money to pay for his cars and houses and jewelry. He's ceratinly not getting that kinda dough from the rest of the tour, or his Buick endorsments, or the Nike endorsments. :rolleyes:

I don't like the prima-donna attitude on this little prick. He could be an inspiration to millions, what with cracking the race barrier and being hands-down the best golfer ever. But no, he has to bitch at the audience for making noise during his backswing (this isn't the first time, after all). Guess what, Tiger: you're a celebrity who works in the spotlight. Prepare for the odd twitch out of the gallery, you punk. If my good chips were as good as your misses I'd be thrilled with my game.

[Miller]

What I think is interesting is that the purpose of golf is to hit a little stationary ball with a thin stick. This is a task that apparently requires absolute and total silence. Meanwhile, baseball players use a slightly thicker stick to strike a ball traveling at upwards of 90 miles an hour, and they can do this in a gigantic stadium filled with drunken, boisterous, shouting fans, sometimes armed with hundreds of flashbulb camera.

Now, I'm neither a golfer nor a ballplayer, so maybe the situations aren't as analogous as they seem. Either way, someone needs to tell Tiger to knock it off with all the whining and just play the fucking game.

[Guinastasia]

Even if it was annoying, throwing the guy's camera into the lake is pretty damn unprofessional.

[Jack Batty]

It reminds me of the guy who took Barzini's picture at Connie's wedding.

[Troy McClure SF]

Originally posted by WSLer
...Tiger's caddy grabbing the guys camera and tossing it into a lake.

And nothing happened to him? Is this on film?

Then again, did the venue have any rules regarding when pictures can be taken? (Not that it would excuse this kindergarten behavior.)

[wmulax93]

Originally posted by Miller
What I think is interesting is that the purpose of golf is to hit a little stationary ball with a thin stick. This is a task that apparently requires absolute and total silence. Meanwhile, baseball players use a slightly thicker stick to strike a ball traveling at upwards of 90 miles an hour, and they can do this in a gigantic stadium filled with drunken, boisterous, shouting fans, sometimes armed with hundreds of flashbulb camera.


I can one up that, even. In lacrosse, we catch a small ball traveling 50-90 mph with a small net at the end of a thin stick while running. We do this with crowd noise by (gasp!) concentrating on what we're doing. This pretentious prick needs to, as mentioned, wear some friggin' earplugs or learn to concentrate.

[Honey]

Steve Williams acts as a caddy, shrink and protector to Tiger.

He makes very good money and earns every cent. I'm trustng him to protect my guy until he tires of that pesky nanny. ;)

[World Eater]

But then he wouldn't hear the deck shuffling-like noise made when he thumbs through a stack of hundreds.

If that caddy had thrown my camera in the lake, his ass would have gone in right after it.

[Mr. Wrong]

A couple of things:

Cameras are generally Verboten at pro golf tournaments, except for the working press. Although at the less-than-useless Skins Game, Tiger and everybody else should lighten the fuck up.

Although other sports are played in noisy environments, I'd like to see Barry Bonds hit if the stadium is dead quiet, then, as the heater approaches, some dick makes a noise from about two feet behind his ear.

That being said, yeah the earplugs and a better attitude would be a Great fucking idea.

[Mr. Cynical]

Originally posted by World Eater
If that caddy had thrown my camera in the lake, his ass would have gone in right after it.
Word is bond, yo.

[ElwoodCuse]

You know, speaking of attitudes, John Daly is pretty famous for getting all out of whack at golf tournaments. But has he ever directed any of this anger towards fans? I've seen him throw clubs, throw fits, walk off the course, yell at rules officials, and his multiple failed marriages and alcohol problems are testiments to his poor temper, but I've read in several different places that he's usually very nice to fans.

True, the person with the camera was 100% wrong. But this is just one more reason to hate Tiger Woods.

[Mycroft Holmes]

Originally posted by Mr. Cynical
Word is bond, yo.

You know, this exact phrase was used in one of the Sniper's letters to the Montgomery County Police Department. Now you've gone and frightened me. You weren't INVOLVED in any way were you? ;)

[malaka]

Originally posted by Miller
What I think is interesting is that the purpose of golf is to hit a little stationary ball with a thin stick. This is a task that apparently requires absolute and total silence. Meanwhile, baseball players use a slightly thicker stick to strike a ball traveling at upwards of 90 miles an hour, and they can do this in a gigantic stadium filled with drunken, boisterous, shouting fans, sometimes armed with hundreds of flashbulb camera.


I recall reading about one PGA Tour player who trained in a rather unique way. At practice, his father would throw lit firecrackers at him during his backswing.

[Cheesesteak]

Similar to tennis, the normal atmosphere for golf is silence. An interruption of that silence is FAR more jarring than the din found in Baseball stadiums or other arenas where noise is the norm. To compare them is silly, if Tiger (or other golfers) played in a stadium where there was constant noise, they would have no difficulty whatsoever.

[World Eater]

If the guy did something wrong throw him off the property instead of destroying his belongings. Last time I checked, one of those options was illegal.

Tiger better get that guy a shiny new camera.

[mhendo]

Originally posted by World Eater
If the guy did something wrong throw him off the property instead of destroying his belongings. Last time I checked, one of those options was illegal.

Tiger better get that guy a shiny new camera. Why Tiger? Last time i checked, the person who steals your camera and throws it in the lake should be the person who buys you a new one. And that was the caddy. Admittedly, he was in Tiger Woods's employment at the time, but unless Woods specifically ordered him to do what he did, the caddy should be the one buying a new camera.

That said, I still think Tiger Woods is acting more like a spoiled kid every year. If he ever combines his assholishness with a tendency to choke at the end of major tournaments, he'll be in line to be the next Greg Norman. :)

[World Eater]

Yes yes, Tiger's goon should pick up the tab. You know what I meant.

[zoony]

Originally posted by Dread Pirate Jimbo
...I don't like the prima-donna attitude on this little prick. He could be an inspiration to millions, what with cracking the race barrier and being hands-down the best golfer ever. But no, he has to bitch at the audience for making noise during his backswing (this isn't the first time, after all)...

Originally posted by Miller
Either way, someone needs to tell Tiger to knock it off with all the whining and just play the fucking game.

Boy howdy, got some issues do we?

If you've seen the news clip, or ever been to a PGA or other professional golf tournament, you'd know that Tiger doesn't exactly have a monopoly on bitching at morons in the gallery for misbehaving during their swings. I once saw Freddie Couples have to be restrained while bitching at some shutter-happy mouthbreather. And this was during a minor tournament.

Tiger yelled something like "...not on my swing!" and glared for a few moments at the photog. End of story.

It's the actions of Williams that deserve the "asshat" label so often thrown around. I'd be protecting a meal ticket of Tiger's calibre too, but destroying someone's personal property is not acceptible, and he should be fined or suspended by the PGA, in addition to being made to replace the camera.

Golfers are professional athletes. The fact that Tiger is excruciatingly wealthy, or that it was just an utterly meaningless skins game is beside the point. They perform for the benefit of the fans (who have a clue about golf etiquette) and use these events to maintain their skill levels. To quote the immortal Seinfeld, "How would you like it if I came to your place of work and heckled you?"

If you want to go to a sporting event and act like a moron, go watch an NFL, NBA or NHL game. If ya wanna take in some golf - follow the goddamn rules.

z

[Honey]

Originally posted by mhendo
That said, I still think Tiger Woods is acting more like a spoiled kid every year. If he ever combines his assholishness with a tendency to choke at the end of major tournaments, he'll be in line to be the next Greg Norman. :)

Bolding Mine.

If what he's been doing has been choking, the man's going to be dangerous when he gets the hang of things.

[World Eater]

Maybe he should endorse a line of silent shutter cameras.

[butter pie]

Maybe he just thought the pants he was wearing that day made his butt look big. I wouldn't want my picture taken either.

[mhendo]

Originally posted by Honey
Bolding Mine.

If what he's been doing has been choking, the man's going to be dangerous when he gets the hang of things. What i meant to imply was:

a) Woods is an asshole
b) If he ever begins to choke (in the way that Norman did), then that choking combined with his assholishness will make him the next Greg Norman.

I thought my post made that clear, but maybe not. Anyway, there you have it.

[Oblong]

If I were independently wealthy, I'd hire that guy from Police Academy who did the sounds to follow Tiger around during a tournament.

Hmm... maybe I'll hire him to do that, then wager a ton of money against Tiger and become independantly wealthy.

[Mr. Cynical]

Originally posted by Mycroft Holmes
You know, this exact phrase was used in one of the Sniper's letters to the Montgomery County Police Department. Now you've gone and frightened me. You weren't INVOLVED in any way were you? ;)
Even Worse : I hear they're issuing a subpoena for Herbert Kornfeld!

[Enderw24]

Originally posted by zoony
glared for a few moments at the photog.
PHOTOG 2GR
1/2
Sacrifice camera: photog gets +3/+3 until end of turn.

[BF]

Even Worse : I hear they're issuing a subpoena for Herbert Kornfeld!And the H-dog would be saying "Ah'm hearin' a lot'o shizzit from playa hate-ahs in dis' thread, word up!! Cuz dat Tiger is da bomb, and y'all be playin' like some be-yotches tryin' to get up in 'is jock.

[Honey]

Originally posted by mhendo
What i meant to imply was:

a) Woods is an asshole
b) If he ever begins to choke (in the way that Norman did), then that choking combined with his assholishness will make him the next Greg Norman.

I thought my post made that clear, but maybe not. Anyway, there you have it.

:smack:

I should have read your post more carefully, you did say if he begins to choke.

Apologies to you.

Honey

[Dinsdale]

So maybe the solution is simply to ramp up the level of ambient sound/crowd noise, so an isolated shutter click will not stand out. Let's see if the Chicago-area crowd at Olympia Fields can improve this year upon last year's NY crowds!

I know we have discussed it before, but I do not understand why it is presumed that silence is required in golf.

[WIGGUM]

I know it wasn't a "real" tournament, but in defense of Tiger, the man is ultra-competitive and expects to win everytime he steps onto the golf course. That includes exhibition matches. This is why he's the best golfer in the world right now.

I used to think his demeanor on the course was both cocky and cold until I realized this was his job. He's just really focussed on winning and that's why he comes off the way he does. As far as his concentration goes, I think he concentrates as good as any player in the game, but when a camera goes off in the middle of your backswing it tends to shake even the most seasoned golfers. Mmmmm, Seasoned Golfers

As far as the money is concerned. I know he's loaded and has everything material anyone could ever want in life, but he earned all of that through years of practice and hard work. The players were required to donate 20% of their winnings to charity, but Tiger donated all of his $125,000 to the Tiger Woods Foundation. That doesn't sound like he's lining his pockets to me.

With regards to the caddies actions, I didn't know he threw the guy's camera in the lake. If he did indeed do that, it's inexcusable.

[World Eater]

Originally posted by Mr. Cynical
Even Worse : I hear they're issuing a subpoena for Herbert Kornfeld!

Bwahahahah!!