Tiger Woods Lurks
On what would otherwise be a fairly boring day of sports here in late January (with the notable exception of the Suns looking for their 17th in a row in Cleveland against the LeBrons), we have this to watch this afternoon:
Tiger Woods is within two shots of the lead at the Buick.
And that means he is within striking distance of his seventh tour win in a row (the all-time record is 11 in a row by Byron Nelson). I still think that record is ridiculously out of reach, and yet, that Woods is even this close to it and prompting thoughts that it is reachable is amazing.
Some of the quotes from the young co-leaders are amusing as hell, including this one from Andrew Buckle, saved from being with Woods in the final threesome thanks to a late birdie from Kevin Sutherland (one off the lead):
"'I'm not playing with Tiger?' [Buckle] said. 'Beautiful.'"
Balls of stone, that one.
By the way, in case you were wondering, Bob Harig of espn.com says that impending fatherhood won't derail Woods' quest for best golfer of all-time:
"And as Jack Nicklaus has often said, having a family doesn't have to be a distraction. Sure, there will be more demands. But children help to put things in perspective. A missed putt, a poor drive, a blown tournament -- not that we've seen much of the last from Woods -- will hardly seem so bad when little Tiger comes running out from behind the grandstand. Speaking of Nicklaus, could there be a better player for Woods to emulate when it comes to golf and kids? The man whose golf records Woods is chasing set quite the standard for balancing a family and championship golf. It is a remarkable feat, one largely overlooked, that despite having five children, Nicklaus never missed a major championship starting with the 1962 Masters through the 1998 U.S. Open -- a span of 146 straight."
For the record, Woods says if the baby comes during the time of the British Open (it is due around then), he will skip the Open. That may make Elin's mucus plug the most talked about mucus plug ever this July. No, I am not putting a pic of a mucus plug with this part of the post. But I could.
