About Me

I am currently a senior at Michigan State University and I plan on walking for graduation in December 2009. I started this blog for my New Media class at MSU. This has been my first experience with blogging. Through this assignment and class I have learned quite a bit about new forms of social media. Our blogging assignment stood out to me the most during this semester. I enjoy being able to express my own ideas about certain topics without worrying about what other think.

For this blog I decided to specifically write about Tiger Woods and his current ups & downs during his pursuit to accomplish the biggest goal known to professional golfers which is to own the record for most major wins. Like many other young golf enthuisasts, I have been a fan of Tiger Woods since he came onto the PGA tour back in the late 1990's. He has become the most recognizable and captivating athlete in golf since i've been alive.

The Last Buick Open Champ

For the time being, Tiger is back. Sunday's victory at Warrick Hills in Grand Blanc, MI goes to show how Tiger can miss the cut one week and start to have everyone doubt his ability, then turn around and win a few weeks later. Although the Buick Open isn't even mentioned in the breath as the British or anyother major championship for that matter, Tiger knows when he has to win at the tournaments he is supposed to.

Buick used to adorn Tiger's golf bag for a number of years until just recently when AT&T took over as the sole sponsor for Tiger's staff bag. Buick could no longer pay Tiger the millions of dollars that is used to as a direct correlation with what is going on with the auto-industry. Buick's dollars, like many other American auto lines, are going towards revamping car's and increasing mpg technology rather than to extremely wealthy athletes. The current economic climate has given the auto-industry a new perspective on their priorities.

Back to Tiger's victory on Sunday, this win was an important one for not only Tiger but the state of Michigan and its loyal Buick Open fans that grace the fairways at Warrick Hills every summer. One of the rarest things to occur Sunday was Tiger's willingness to toss not one but two golfballs into the crowd. Those who follow Tiger know how rare this can be. It took a failing auto-industry and a plummeting economy for him to throw a $4 golf ball that he doesn't pay for into the crowd...Thanks Tiger, we'll never forget you!

Tiger's Rise & Fall

The recent events at the British Open may have shown the public that Tiger Woods is human just like the rest of the players in the field. His inability to make the cut at this years British Open while the tournament's 3rd day leader was 59 year old Tom Watson just goes to show that players regardless of age are no longer intimidated by presence. Some say that he lost his intimidating edge years ago and this recent tournament solidifies some people's beliefs. I attribute his recent string of runner-up's and missed cuts to the fact that he can no longer hone in on famous mental edge.