I thought it was because they just have too damn many commercials. The telecasts are top-notch, great production, and way better than the Euro Tour (whatever they're called now).
But I finally figured out why golf is in a tailspin. It's not because of the dilution of golf with the LIV tour and the PGA tour, not because of too many commercials. It's because of the man above.
Yes, the penultimate golfer of all time. The great Tiger Woods. There will never be another. What we were treated to for so long was a one-off. Tiger was a pure joy to watch. Remember when he won the US Open at Pebble Beach? A bunch of dudes bowing to Tiger as he walked by. Tiger was God.
Tiger's gone through a hell of a lot of surgeries and has endured pain I can't even imagine. He's a private man and doesn't wear all his miseries in public. But he's been through and still going through it. Every time you turn around, Tiger's getting another surgery.
So we'll never have another Tiger. Ever. No one can be that good.
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