It's pretty much official now that I'm a weekend blogger. When I get home at night, I just don't feel like being on the computer. Next week, I'll be on business travel all week, and then we'll be outta town for the weekend, so I might get one more blog in before a pretty long hiatus by my standards. Though, if my energy level allows, I may blog while I'm on my trip.
Anyway, this blog is not about my lack of blogging. This blog is about the pick of Tiger Woods to be on the US President's Cup team. Fred Couples, the team captain, said that Tiger is the best player forever and had to be picked. I hate to disagree with Fred Couples...he's a likable guy, but he's flat out wrong with this pick. Tiger is not the Tiger of old...Tiger isn't even in the top 15 Americans right now. I could name off at least 15 Americans that I'd rather have on the team before I get to Tiger. In his last 2 events, he finished T-37th and missed the cut...those finishes coming off 4 months off due to injury.
But, if I use Couples' logic, then why not take Jack Nicklaus for the team. Sure, he's in his 70's now and can't play anywhere near how he used to play, but Jack Nicklaus has more career wins than Tiger Woods and more career majors. Jack is obviously the greatest player ever, so shouldn't he be on the team too?
I wish I could take credit for that one, but a friend at work made that point last week. I thought it was great, so I used it. This pick doesn't make any sense to me, and it's not just because I'm not a Tiger fan. I enjoy the President's Cup and I'd like to see America win. I believe that to do that, we need our current 12 best players on the team...not our 12 best of all time.
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