Tiger vs Shark

It calls my attention that in Golf we could have that new anti sport thing, that money rules it all. In soccer it's been happening for a long time, where all championships are ruled not by sport itself, but by what's best for the business. If you want more audience on the finals, arrange everything so that the most popular teams get to final stages, and not necessarily the best ones.

Could Golf be on that route too? When I was a kid I used to follow Greg Norman as my golf idol... yeap, The Great White Shark made me follow this sport on TV, and made me dream on some day being able to practice it myself. That was until the early 90's, when he had a career slump that almost made him disappear from the top ranks.

Not much time passed for the appearance of Tiger. Tiger Woods came just in time to make the sport watchable, followable, and enjoyable. And that, for sure, isn't just my point of view. Let's face it, even when the Tiger isn't on a great week, you never know what could happen on the next swing, put or chip.

Last month, we all watched Tiger Woods win the last U.S. Open between knee surgeries, after a great weekend... and Monday. Then the Tiger announced that he would step away from the courses for the rest of the 2008 season, missing two major championships. And after that, would the remaining of the season, including The British Open and the PGA Championship be watchable or enjoyable?

Well, that's where the "big men" went chatting to make something happen, so that the tour could become interesting again... at least until next year. And there was Mr. Greg Norman in order to change from Tiger to Shark, earth to water, forest to ocean. I mean, there's no such thing as coincidence. That, or The Big Man, the one above, is also planing on watching the rest of the golf season.

Let's hope that The Shark gets his chance to battle with The Tiger. That would be nice, just a round, playing together for 18 holes on a Sunday on the final group. Let's wait till next year Augusta Masters, and the two predators may have their chance to delight The Man above and us mortals below.

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