In today’s New York Times, George Vescey offers a compelling read on Tiger Woods, and what his latest struggles might mean for the rest of us. His thesis:
Tiger Woods: His Downfall Is As Captivating As His Rise
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↵There is only one thing as compelling as dissecting the course with a scalpel and that is Tiger Woods playing 18 holes with a sand rake.
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↵And it’s true. We’re watching the downfall of the most dominant athlete of the past decade (or more), and it’s all kind of surreal. Vescey continues:
↵↵After Woods played the worst tournament of his career last weekend, I began to wonder: has any great athlete, at the top of any sport, ever had his or her game blown to smithereens so fast — not just from age, not just from injury, but pretty obviously from some deeper miasma of psyche and soma.
↵↵Read the whole thing, as it’s good reminder. We’re not just watching a golfer struggle. We’re watching one of the best athletes of our time suddenly reduced to rubble. Will he come back, or is this what we’ll remember him for?
↵Whatever the answer, it’s worth watching as it happens at this weekend’s PGA Championship and beyond. Like the NBA’s “Where Amazing Happens,” except... Maybe we’re witnessing an Amazing Collapse instead.
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