A Summer of Boredom: Part 4 - We Need Tiger Back

Golf with Tiger was another fun story. He rose to the public eye under the tutelage of his father, and he appealed to basically every part of society. Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock for the last 15 years, you don’t need an explanation of Tiger success, or the Tiger’s personal life scandal.

However, the talking point worth mentioning is how vital Tiger had become to golf. As Tiger chased Jack’s record, many said if he did break it, it wouldn’t mean as much because he faced lesser competition. The lack of competition may have been beneficial to Tiger’s chase, but it was also beneficial to the game as a whole. People love a larger than life hero, and Tiger was all that and more. That is why when Tiger’s world came crashing down, golf lost part of its luster as well.

It’s great to have a feel good story every now and then in the sports world. But lately with golf, just about every Major has become a feel good story, and quite frankly, the stories are becoming a lot better than the golf. I doubt too many people honestly wanted Charl Schwartzel to win this year’s Masters. Golf is down. Anybody can win lately, because nobody is that good. Stars such as Phil Mickelson have failed to take the stage in Tiger’s absence, and young guns like Rory McIlroy have made just as many headlines for choking as they have for dominating.

There is only one way to fix this: we need Tiger back. So, I am begging, pleading, or whatever you may call it for Tiger to come back. And I’m not talking about banged up, injury plagued Tiger. I want to see the Sunday Tiger of old, dressed in red out for blood. The game needs its star, and the fans need one too. It’s time Tiger gets his head on straight, stops causing drama like firing his caddie, and starts winning tournaments again. Everyone knows he can do it, including the other players on tour. Until Tiger steps up and performs at the level everyone expects him to, golf will stay at its place in sports, low on the totem pole.