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Originally Posted by HOOT
I realize he had a chance but the way they talk is like he is the only one who possibly could post a score like that even when history shows he is not that guy. The feeling I got was he could be 22 back with one hole to play and they would still be talking about his chances to win if the guy scored a 26 on the last hole. 
I just think they spend too much time on Tiger and that is the reason the average fan doesn't know the rest of the field. |
Agreed, but it seems to be what a pretty large percentage of the fan base wants.
On Sunday there was a massive group of people following Tiger, the only way I got to see him was by getting to a few holes 5-6 groups before he got there. He was largely out of the mix, but people still wanted to watch him way more than they wanted to watch anyone else. Mickleson had a pretty big following, but I strolled up to the rope at the 12th fairway parallel to his ball and had plenty of space around me. Vijay was a couple groups behind Tiger, and by the time he came through most of the holes were virtually deserted.
I think the broadcasters would be well served by pushing more players, they're in a risky place now should Tiger miss a lot of time again.