Augusta’s can’t-see TV
The first two rounds of the Masters were must-see TV. The only problem was that much of it was can’t-see… Read more »
Personalities
The Tiger reaction
I think most of us, including Tiger Woods himself, were surprised at the overwhelmingly positive reaction he got from the… Read more »
Three decades of The Masters
The first Masters I covered was in 1980 when Seve Ballesteros won the first of two green jackets. It’s hard… Read more »
Manhandling Augusta National
I don’t think this got any attention last year, with the focus on Kenny Perry’s collapse and Angel Cabrera’s off-the-tree… Read more »
Two views of Tiger
In this day and age of polarization, I suppose it is not so unusual for two people to attend the… Read more »
This is not the JBWere Masters
Some thoughts on the similarities and differences between Tiger Woods’ last tournament and his next one:
Masters
Similar.
Woods’ last tournament, in November of 2009, was the JBWere Masters, the official name of what is more commonly referred to as the Australian Masters. His next tournament is the Masters (no further identification needed).
National News Story
Similar, except that the nation in question last time was Australia.
Woods’ Australian appearance was his first in that country since 1998, so it was big news Down Under. And the news angle spilled beyond the sports desk because half of his $3 million appearance fee was paid by the state of Victoria.
Now Woods’ much-reported-on philandering,
