
I've heard this Roger Federer fella is pretty good. Supposedly, anytime he matches up against another player, he wins.
That's all well and good, but I wonder what would happen if there were 155 players on the other side of the net, all firing their best shots at him. Sound ridiculous? Well, it is ... and it's exactly what Tiger Woods faces every time he tees it up.
Upon winning this week's Buick Invitational, Woods now owns seven consecutive PGA Tour events. Add 'em up and you'll find that's 899 fellow competitors who have been defeated by the world's No. 1-ranked golfer during that span.
That's a career and a half for a guy like Federer, who will always have a competitive advantage because in tennis, the situations don't change as often. Sure, he might play on hard court, grass or clay, but the baselines and service lines remain constant. Meanwhile, Tiger's most recent victory came on Torrey Pines' South Course, a bomber's paradise at 7,568 yards and a far cry from the initial win of his streak at the British Open, which was contended on a fast, firm Hoylake course that played like it was about 5,500 yards. Tiger used his driver only once during that tournament. Call me when Federer wins Wimbledon with a wooden racket.
And then there's this: Federer has never won the career Grand Slam, still searching for a French Open title. From where I sit, that makes him more Arnold Palmer or Tom Watson (each of whom failed to win the elusive PGA Championship) than Tiger Woods, who has not only won all four majors, he's done it twice.
Federer is great, there's no doubt about it. But by winning on so many different venues, under so many different conditions, Woods has shown his game is truly
And that is the mark of a dominant champion.
로저 페더러도 이룩하지 못한 그랜드슬램을 이룩했다.
그것도 두번씩이나. 그리고 테니스와 달리 변수가 너무나도 많은
골프에서 타이거 우즈는 완전 지배적인 인물이다.
벌써 75번의 우승에 공식 PGA 투어 승리는 55번이다.
마스터스 4번, PGA투어 3번, US 오픈 2번, 브리티쉬 오픈 3번으로 메이저 12번을 쓸어담았고 테니스와 달리 골프는 30~40대에 전성기가 옴.
그래서 아직 전성기가 아님......이론상...