Tiger Titanic

The common analogy is a car wreck. You don’t want to look at the horrific event but you just can’t help it and you continue to look.

But what if there was an audience for… let’s say, the Titanic; you do not want to see the most majestic ship in all the world sink but you can’t help it so you grab the popcorn and squint for a better view.

This is exactly what is happening to soon-to-be number 2 golfer in the world Tiger Woods.

In just another coincidental event that makes my prediction of the greatest golfer our lifetime spot on. We’ve already hit the iceberg; okay there’s no way in the world that the most prolific/clutch/admired athlete in the world can be taken down by this. We’re trying to save face by throwing pale after pale of water over the edge; he came clean, he apologized to his fans, his mother and everyone else. People will forgive and forget. And now the captain (swing coach Hank Haney) has jumped ship. Uh oh.

Less than a year ago the Golden Bear’s record looked eclipseable and there was never a doubt in everyone’s mind that this record would soon fall to the most fruitful golfer ever. Now the 18 majors seem insurmountable and even a ridiculous task to comprehend. The destruction that has occurred is unfathomable.

He may win a couple more majors, but his days as the best of the best are long gone and the sooner people come to realize this the better it is for everyone.

For anyone who has played the game of golf on a regular basis knows that there is no room for any mental lapses. That the all too familiar ‘6 inches between your ears’ is the most important part of your game at all times. And with that lacking in any capacity, let along the struggle and strife on his mind at this point is too tough for us to grasp, there is no way you can focus on a certain shot, in a certain situation.

He surpassed 9/11 for the record of number of consecutive days that have made the cover of the New York Post. His every move is being watched and his scrutinized and there is drainage on him at an emotional and physical level. In effect, he’s done for.

Tiger, like the Titanic looked at one time majestic and profound and all we could ever want. Now the weight is too much; the Tiger is going down.