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With dueling 61s today, I’m still lobbying for Tiger vs. Karrie in the made for TV showdown. I think the ratings would be better than Woods vs. Garcia. You’d draw in the non-golf fans who don’t already watch golf just to see Tiger. It would be better than Billie Jean King vs. Bobby Riggs. The only problem is that Webb isn’t much of a personality.
This match will never happen, both are managed by the same managment company and neither outcome would help anyone. If Tiger wins it hurts Karrie and womens golf, If Karrie wins it shatters the tiger myth.
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I think she is dour, dour, dour. The latest thing with the drop in the British is typical. I’m surprised that apparently all of the good advice given her about dealing with the media has gone right out the window. If Karrie’s planning on a public career of some sort after golf, she has a long, long road to rehabilitation.
I think Karri is more concerned about playing golf, and winning tournaments, which I somehow find refreshing. I think Tiger has had some trouble with, or at least disregard for, the media as well. Hogan didn’t do well with the press either. I think it has something to do with concentration. Before you buy.
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Here’s an idea. Make Tiger play with only irons. That might even things a bit. Or with garden tools, as in "Tin Cup". Maybe if he plays left-handed with garden tools.
I though golf clubs *were* garden tools. Rob
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Imagine if Tiger and Karrie mated and produced golf offspring who inherited their parents’ aptitude for the sport…that would be scary for their competition!…:)
Black skinned, blonde-haired golfers with Aussie accents that could hit their 2-irons 275 yards! Rob
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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Here’s an idea. Make Tiger play with only irons. That might even things a bit. Or with garden tools, as in "Tin Cup". Maybe if he plays left-handed with garden tools. I though golf clubs *were* garden tools.
Nah! Golf clubs are used to help jack up you car to replace a flat! 
Hit ‘em Good!!! JB – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Rob
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Here’s an idea. Make Tiger play with only irons. That might even things a bit. Or with garden tools, as in "Tin Cup". Maybe if he plays left-handed with garden tools.
I think it was Lee Trevino who used a Dr. Pepper bottle to drive, back in his hustling days. Still won a lot of money.
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Do you really want to see him defeat a woman by 10 strokes? Truthfully, Karrie vs. Tiger would probably be a closer match. The thing about golf is that they can set it up to make it relatively even. Karrie off the pro women’s tees is better than Sergio.
A closer match than 10 strokes? I don’t think so. Consider for a moment that Woods played 4 rounds at Royal Birkdale, set up to 7000 yards par 70, at 1 under (and in atrocious conditions) and Webb has just played the same course (to 6 under) but at 6200 yards par 73. If both courses had been set as par 70’s Woods would have won by 7 shots and he is playing a little better now than he was 3 years ago. Crispin Roche
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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – With dueling 61s today, I’m still lobbying for Tiger vs. Karrie in the made for TV showdown. I think the ratings would be better than Woods vs. Garcia. You’d draw in the non-golf fans who don’t already watch golf just to see Tiger. It would be better than Billie Jean King vs. Bobby Riggs. The only problem is that Webb isn’t much of a personality. Maybe they’ll wise up next year. It won’t be competitive. Tiger will blow away Karrie. Here’s an idea. Make Tiger play with only irons. That might even things a bit.
Well, they’d have to give her about 1000 yards to make it competitive. Her scoring average really isn’t that close to Tiger’s, though. She probably hits her driver in the 240 range. I’m not sure if she’s one of the longer ones on the tour, but the top 10 average over 250.
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Here’s an idea. Make Tiger play with only irons. That might even things a bit.
Or with garden tools, as in "Tin Cup". — Jim Gillogly 4 Halimath S.R. 2000, 20:15 12.19.7.8.18, 13 Edznab 1 Mol, Seventh Lord of Night
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Here’s an idea. Make Tiger play with only irons. That might even things a bit. Or with garden tools, as in "Tin Cup".
Maybe if he plays left-handed with garden tools. -joseph
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With dueling 61s today, I’m still lobbying for Tiger vs. Karrie in the made for TV showdown. I think the ratings would be better than Woods vs. Garcia. You’d draw in the non-golf fans who don’t already watch golf just to see Tiger. It would be better than Billie Jean King vs. Bobby Riggs. The only problem is that Webb isn’t much of a personality. Maybe they’ll wise up next year.
Do you really want to see him defeat a woman by 10 strokes?
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With dueling 61s today, I’m still lobbying for Tiger vs. Karrie in the made for TV showdown. I think the ratings would be better than Woods vs. Garcia. You’d draw in the non-golf fans who don’t already watch golf just to see Tiger. It would be better than Billie Jean King vs. Bobby Riggs. The only problem is that Webb isn’t much of a personality.
I think she is dour, dour, dour. The latest thing with the drop in the British is typical. I’d switch off for that match. Tiger v Sergio however will be fun. They have great personalities and in that type of event will have fun and make it fun to watch. Sergio will also give it *everything*.
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Do you really want to see him defeat a woman by 10 strokes?
Truthfully, Karrie vs. Tiger would probably be a closer match. The thing about golf is that they can set it up to make it relatively even. Karrie off the pro women’s tees is better than Sergio. Tiger will kill Sergio, if Webb gets hot she may even win. Of course it’s a no-win situation for Tiger. If anything, they could have already approached Tiger to do it but he won’t because he doesn’t want to take the chance of losing to a woman. If he wins, so what, if he loses, he’s embarrassed.
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I think she is dour, dour, dour. The latest thing with the drop in the British is typical.
I’m surprised that apparently all of the good advice given her about dealing with the media has gone right out the window. If Karrie’s planning on a public career of some sort after golf, she has a long, long road to rehabilitation. -joseph
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[...] The only problem is that Webb isn’t much of a personality.
It would be tough for the BBC deciding whether to carry the match or not, eh? -joseph
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With dueling 61s today, I’m still lobbying for Tiger vs. Karrie in the made for TV showdown. I think the ratings would be better than Woods vs. Garcia. You’d draw in the non-golf fans who don’t already watch golf just to see Tiger. It would be better than Billie Jean King vs. Bobby Riggs. The only problem is that Webb isn’t much of a personality. Maybe they’ll wise up next year. — Jon