12voltman59
Mar 20, 2010, 11:30 AM
I know--its not that important a story--but I am sure that most anyone who watches news or reads a paper knows---Tiger Woods is going to be returning to the game of golf with his first tournament being The Masters in just a few weeks.
I am not surprised that Tiger would pick that tournament to come back for many reasons---he has won the event four times, it was his first major tour win and biggest and most important really----Tiger doesn't have to worry at all about two things---heckling from the gallery and any negative comments from the reporters of the networks that will be covering the tournament.
The grounds at Augusta National are all private with no homes on the course---so there is no access to the course but coming in the main gate.
When it comes to heckling coming from the crowd-----with the limited numbers of tickets available to the tournament and the desirablity of that event------no one who had tickets is going to risk losing them. Tickets to The Masters is so tight that families will them from one generation to the next and you get major family fights over the tickets, in divorces---who gets The Masters tickets is often a hotly debated issue.
The powers that be at The Masters will broker no sort of unruly behavior and I can betcha---they are gonna make it clear to anyone who heckles Tiger---not only are ya gonna get your ass booted on the spot---you just lost your tickets for life if ya do.
To the networks covering the tournament and the commentators working it----the Masters has a history of booting on the spot and for life----any commentator who says anything the Masters management doesn't like.
So--- for Tiger, at least for this tournament--- he gets to keep his tight circle of control around him and at The Masters---anyone who breaches that is gonna find themselves on the outs.
At some point though---Tiger is going to have to play at some less tightly controlled venue where he is going to have to face negative reaction by the crowds and negative comments by network reporters.
I do sorta feel sorry for all the craziness that is going to happen in and around the Augusta area during the tournament with all the paparazzi/tabloid leaches hanging around trying to find out where Tiger is staying and all that----it's most likely gonna be a real three ring circus as some have said.
There might be someone in the gallery at The Masters who either feels strongly enough to heckle Tiger or is dumb enough to depending upon one's perspective--and maybe one or two golf commentator/reporters who make some negative comments about Tiger--they had better do that on Sunday so when their words are broadcast or printed---they won't be booted from the rest of this year's tournament---they can also expect to never get press credentials for any future Masters too.
Tiger could not have picked any better venue to come back to the game----it will be interesting to see what his next tournament will be----no matter what--it won't be the tightly controlled setting that the Masters is for either public or press so that will be "verrrrry intervesting!"
I am not surprised that Tiger would pick that tournament to come back for many reasons---he has won the event four times, it was his first major tour win and biggest and most important really----Tiger doesn't have to worry at all about two things---heckling from the gallery and any negative comments from the reporters of the networks that will be covering the tournament.
The grounds at Augusta National are all private with no homes on the course---so there is no access to the course but coming in the main gate.
When it comes to heckling coming from the crowd-----with the limited numbers of tickets available to the tournament and the desirablity of that event------no one who had tickets is going to risk losing them. Tickets to The Masters is so tight that families will them from one generation to the next and you get major family fights over the tickets, in divorces---who gets The Masters tickets is often a hotly debated issue.
The powers that be at The Masters will broker no sort of unruly behavior and I can betcha---they are gonna make it clear to anyone who heckles Tiger---not only are ya gonna get your ass booted on the spot---you just lost your tickets for life if ya do.
To the networks covering the tournament and the commentators working it----the Masters has a history of booting on the spot and for life----any commentator who says anything the Masters management doesn't like.
So--- for Tiger, at least for this tournament--- he gets to keep his tight circle of control around him and at The Masters---anyone who breaches that is gonna find themselves on the outs.
At some point though---Tiger is going to have to play at some less tightly controlled venue where he is going to have to face negative reaction by the crowds and negative comments by network reporters.
I do sorta feel sorry for all the craziness that is going to happen in and around the Augusta area during the tournament with all the paparazzi/tabloid leaches hanging around trying to find out where Tiger is staying and all that----it's most likely gonna be a real three ring circus as some have said.
There might be someone in the gallery at The Masters who either feels strongly enough to heckle Tiger or is dumb enough to depending upon one's perspective--and maybe one or two golf commentator/reporters who make some negative comments about Tiger--they had better do that on Sunday so when their words are broadcast or printed---they won't be booted from the rest of this year's tournament---they can also expect to never get press credentials for any future Masters too.
Tiger could not have picked any better venue to come back to the game----it will be interesting to see what his next tournament will be----no matter what--it won't be the tightly controlled setting that the Masters is for either public or press so that will be "verrrrry intervesting!"