Game Day Zone: August 2008 Game Day Zone

There's no doubt about it, the component has become larger than the unit; the particle has become more important than the mass; the athlete has become bigger than sport itself. That's right, Tiger is bigger than golf. Afraid to say it? It's true. We've made it so. Through a blinding myriad of media, we have injected this young man into culture's conscience. In the process we have eliminated all other participants in the gentleman's game. If anyone else wins a tournament, it will forever be remembered as the win without Tiger. Nobody cares. You do not watch golf anymore, you watch him. Come on, admit it, golf is boring! It's fun to play (if you're good), but it's painful to watch. I would rather watch granny cross-stitch. Tiger transformed the game. Is that true? Didn't the Golden Bear do that? Arnie? Yes, every game has its greats. Every sport has it watershed moments. Every one has it revolutionaries. Tiger only had the most powerful agent in the world: the media. He has used it (whether intentionally or not) to his greatest advantage. With all the resources available to us these days, we have the power, and the desire it seems, to vilify or canonize anyone. I'm not really sure we appreciate sport anymore. We relish in the drama of it. We hide ourselves in the characters we create. So now Tiger is gone, for now anyway. So what of golf? I personally don't care, but I know many do. So get over him. Forget about him. Enjoy golf again.

by: Game Day Zone

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