Nothing makes me happier than seeing Tiger Woods lose a major to Phil Mickelson. While it wasn't the down to the wire head to head drama that I would have liked to see, it made me happy. It also cemented my position in the anti-Tiger camp. Now, I don't really hate Tiger Woods or anything. He is obviously one of the best golfers of all time. It's just good to see him lose every now and then. Kind of like rooting against the Yankees...it's just fun!
It's even more fun when Tiger pouts like a 10 year old boy all around the course like he did today. He's a completely different person when he is winning versus losing. And did you see the presentation of the green jacket? Tiger just sat there looking pissed off and then gave a quick "congratulations" and handshake to Phil. It's no secret that Tiger and Phil don't get along very well, but show a little more class and at least look happy. It was the icing on the cake when Tiger had to sit there while Jim Nantz interviwed Phil about his great play on Sunday.
Even though the final round was short on drama, it was big on sportsmanship. It was good to see Phil and Fred Couples having a good time playing together. Nowadays it seems like all we see on TV is robots walking the courses on the PGA Tour...no emotions, no smiles, no interaction....essentially no human element. It was good to see fellow competitors actually congratulate each other and have fun playing a round of golf together. They both made a shit-load of money, so you might as well have fun, right? Tiger should take a lesson from both of these guys in that area.
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