# Tiger Woods is a quitter and a malingerer.... What ? **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [May 9, 2010, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiger-woods-is-a-quitter-and-a-malingerer-what/538832 "2010-05-09T20:02:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2010, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiger-woods-is-a-quitter-and-a-malingerer-what/538832/1 "2010-05-09T20:02:37Z")
I can see saying about a lot of athletes, but Tiger Woods, Mr. Play through the pain and tough it out? This article is pure nastiness. What a turd this reporter is. ‘Injury’ was just an excuse for Tiger to quit [http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/37050771/ns/sports-golf/](http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/37050771/ns/sports-golf/) > [@](#): > > Quitting is not acceptable in sports or in life. Jack Nicklaus didn’t quit. John Daly did it all the time. What’s next for Tiger, a cigarette, a beer and a pot gut? > > I know he said he’s injured, and I won’t argue with him if he wants to say he has a sore neck that may be a bulging disk. He probably is injured. He’s abused his body for years, not by boozing and partying but by working it too hard. All that running and weight lifting and practicing is catching up with him. The knees have already started to disintegrate and now the back is apparently protesting. > > But let’s be honest about this. If Tiger was anywhere near the lead and playing like he used to, there’s no way he walks off the course. This is the guy who won the U.S. Open on a broken leg and wrecked knee. Playing through pain is not a problem, not if there’s a trophy waiting at the end of the round. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2010, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiger-woods-is-a-quitter-and-a-malingerer-what/538832/2 "2010-05-09T20:09:16Z")
I don’t see a problem with taking where he is in the standings into account when deciding to play through an injury. Why risk making the injury worse in order to end up tied for 25th? But if I’ve got a shot at the US Open 1st place? Different calculus. ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2010, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiger-woods-is-a-quitter-and-a-malingerer-what/538832/3 "2010-05-09T20:09:17Z")
This _wasn’t_ the US Open, and he wasn’t in contention, so what would be the point in aggravating an injury? And not for nothing, but when he played and won that US Open with a broken leg, it ended up costing him the rest of the season. He’s got three more Majors left to play this summer. Why would he risk shortening another season for a meaningless tourney where he’s not in contention? The writer of that article is an ass. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2010, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiger-woods-is-a-quitter-and-a-malingerer-what/538832/4 "2010-05-09T20:16:38Z")
> [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](#): > > This _wasn’t_ the US Open, and he wasn’t in contention, so what would be the point in aggravating an injury? > > And not for nothing, but when he played and won that US Open with a broken leg, it ended up costing him the rest of the season. He’s got three more Majors left to play this summer. Why would he risk shortening another season for a meaningless tourney where he’s not in contention? > > The writer of that article is an ass. Not that I disagree with you generally on this (see my post above), but this is not a “meaningless” tournament. The Players’ Championship is often referred to as The 5th Major. Certainly from Tiger’s standpoint, real majors are the most important thing, but let’s not denigrate this tournament. ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2010, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiger-woods-is-a-quitter-and-a-malingerer-what/538832/5 "2010-05-09T20:24:07Z")
For most players you’re right, but I think that for Tiger anything that’s not a Major is practice. I can change the word “meaningless tourney” to “non-Major,” though. ---
**Author:** ![peekercpa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8baadc/32.png) [@peekercpa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peekercpa)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2010, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiger-woods-is-a-quitter-and-a-malingerer-what/538832/6 "2010-05-09T20:26:42Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > I don’t see a problem with taking where he is in the standings into account when deciding to play through an injury. Why risk making the injury worse in order to end up tied for 25th? But if I’ve got a shot at the US Open 1st place? Different calculus. i call bullshit. i’ve never teed it up and then quit in the middle of a round. even when it was stinking. he’s an arrogant ass and now apparently he doesn’t even give back to the sport that has made him a mulit millionaire (billionaire?). “oh, noes. i ain’t gonna win. i quit”. that’s some weak ass sauce. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2010, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiger-woods-is-a-quitter-and-a-malingerer-what/538832/7 "2010-05-09T20:28:20Z")
No biggie. I was thinking of the folks reading this thread who aren’t golf fans, and who probably don’t know the significance of this tournament. 29 of the top 30 players in the world started on Thursday. You also get more points in the world standings for winning a tournament like this than you get for “regular” tournaments. I don’t know about FedEx Cup points, but I’d guess it’s the same for that, too. Tiger has a number of personal goals for his golf career, but #1 of those goals is to beat Nicklaus’ record of 18 majors. Everything takes a back seat to that goal. His outlook towards tournaments is unique in the golf world. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2010, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiger-woods-is-a-quitter-and-a-malingerer-what/538832/8 "2010-05-09T20:31:41Z")
> [@peekercpa](#): > > i call bullshit. > > i’ve never teed it up and then quit in the middle of a round. even when it was stinking. > > he’s an arrogant ass and now apparently he doesn’t even give back to the sport that has made him a mulit millionaire (billionaire?). “oh, noes. i ain’t gonna win. i quit”. > > that’s some weak ass sauce. Your experience as an amateur golfer in this respect has nothing whatsoever to do with what a pro golfer might do. Especially if that pro golfer is TW. BTW— who is that guy whose voice we hear when they’re showing clips from previous TPCs? I half expect to hear him say: WAAAAAAAAALT! ---
**Author:** ![peekercpa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8baadc/32.png) [@peekercpa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peekercpa)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2010, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiger-woods-is-a-quitter-and-a-malingerer-what/538832/9 "2010-05-09T20:39:21Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > Your experience as an amateur golfer in this respect has nothing whatsoever to do with what a pro golfer might do. Especially if that pro golfer is TW. > BTW— who is that guy whose voice we hear when they’re showing clips from previous TPCs? I half expect to hear him say: WAAAAAAAAALT! you are dead on. i only played college golf and a couple of minis. all i was trying to point out is that golf is a game with a heck of a lot of tradition and decorum. even when i was 5 down with 6 to go or 3 over at the turn, i never chucked it. tiger has made a ton of cash on this sport/endeavor. to give up on it seems kind of contrary. he’s an arrogant ass pissing on the activity that has made him rich. seems kind of shitty, is all. i mean if he was hurt, he would have known that on the range. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2010, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiger-woods-is-a-quitter-and-a-malingerer-what/538832/10 "2010-05-09T20:45:41Z")
Obviously, Tiger’s neck needs a good Swedish massage. Joslyn James is shocked that Tiger know how to pull out anything. Tiger thinks it is a bulging disk. Uh Tiger, it ain’t a disk that is bulging. ---
**Author:** ![peekercpa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8baadc/32.png) [@peekercpa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peekercpa)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2010, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiger-woods-is-a-quitter-and-a-malingerer-what/538832/11 "2010-05-09T20:49:01Z")
gd, poker player making sense. what freaking next, flying pigs? ---
**Author:** ![Lamar\_Mundane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/85f322/32.png) [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2010, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiger-woods-is-a-quitter-and-a-malingerer-what/538832/12 "2010-05-09T21:43:56Z")
> [@peekercpa](#): > > you are dead on. i only played college golf and a couple of minis. > > all i was trying to point out is that golf is a game with a heck of a lot of tradition and decorum. even when i was 5 down with 6 to go or 3 over at the turn, i never chucked it. > > tiger has made a ton of cash on this sport/endeavor. to give up on it seems kind of contrary. he’s an arrogant ass pissing on the activity that has made him rich. seems kind of shitty, is all. > > i mean if he was hurt, he would have known that on the range. If you’re really that experienced you’d know that pro golfers drop out of tourneys every week due to minor injuries. In a game that requires such fine motor control, a minor injury can screw up your game in a big hurry. A lot of people have been resentful of Tiger challenging golfs treasured records. I suspect we’ll see a lot more articles like this one tomorrow. The knifes are coming out. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2010, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiger-woods-is-a-quitter-and-a-malingerer-what/538832/13 "2010-05-09T22:27:29Z")
Clarke shoots a 67. Hope he makes this his first USA win. He played crazy good golf today. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2010, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiger-woods-is-a-quitter-and-a-malingerer-what/538832/14 "2010-05-09T22:35:30Z")
Westwood wet on 17. He’s out. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2010, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiger-woods-is-a-quitter-and-a-malingerer-what/538832/15 "2010-05-09T23:44:40Z")
Win McMurray of The Golf Channel says “Bulging Dicks” in the TGC update seen here. > **[Tiger Woods -- A Bulging WHAT!?!?](https://www.tmz.com/2010/05/09/tiger-woods-tpc-players-championship-golf-bulging-disc-video/)** > > Tiger Woods had to withdraw from the TPC today because of a bulging disc in his upper back -- but one Golf Channel anchor seems to think the injury might be a little lower ... ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2010, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiger-woods-is-a-quitter-and-a-malingerer-what/538832/16 "2010-05-10T01:40:21Z")
Wow. That is one helluva axe to grind. ---
**Author:** ![peekercpa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8baadc/32.png) [@peekercpa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peekercpa)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2010, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiger-woods-is-a-quitter-and-a-malingerer-what/538832/17 "2010-05-10T02:18:33Z")
> [@Lamar\_Mundane](#): > > If you’re really that experienced you’d know that pro golfers drop out of tourneys every week due to minor injuries. In a game that requires such fine motor control, a minor injury can screw up your game in a big hurry. > > A lot of people have been resentful of Tiger challenging golfs treasured records. I suspect we’ll see a lot more articles like this one tomorrow. The knifes are coming out. ok, i was never top 20 but this is bullshit. tiger won on a broken leg fgs. so minor injuries are a reason to quit, bullshit. i’ve never met a single competitive golfer that didn’t have a tweak or blister. matter of fact i played with kite when he had a “broken” thumb. didn’t keep me from getting my clock cleaned. he’s an ass wipe and now we get to add quitter to his resume. ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2010, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiger-woods-is-a-quitter-and-a-malingerer-what/538832/18 "2010-05-10T03:03:21Z")
The knives are his fault. He had the world by the ass ,but couldn’t resist being a player off the course too. Sad. But he is paying. He is more like Daly than Nicklaus now. ---
**Author:** ![peekercpa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8baadc/32.png) [@peekercpa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peekercpa)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2010, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiger-woods-is-a-quitter-and-a-malingerer-what/538832/19 "2010-05-10T14:52:16Z")
> [@gonzomax](#): > > The knives are his fault. He had the world by the ass ,but couldn’t resist being a player off the course too. Sad. But he is paying. He is more like Daly than Nicklaus now. and daly was just a mean ass drunk. tiger can’t (or at least to this point) blame the booze. don’t get me wrong tiger has been a phenomenal player. the fact that he shit all over his wife, his fans, and now apparantly the game is what galls me. i mean the first two we aren’t supposed to care about. but crapping on the game irks me to no end. ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2010, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiger-woods-is-a-quitter-and-a-malingerer-what/538832/20 "2010-05-10T14:55:42Z")
What did he do to the game? Or to the fans for that matter? Players leave tournaments for injuries all the time, why should Tiger have less rights than anyone else? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiger-woods-is-a-quitter-and-a-malingerer-what/538832.md?page=2)