The field for the Byron Nelson was just released, and Tiger is not on it. A common thought is that "Tiger doesn't like the courses" but I find that to be horseshit. He won here in 98, and he played almost every year (never finishing out of the top 10) until he acually (gasp) missed the cut at the Nelson a couple years ago, breaking his ridiculous streak of made cuts. He didn't play last year.
Normally, I defend Tiger and his selection of tourneys... but this is an event which will HONOR one of the great figures in golf. Mickelson... here. Singh... here. Garcia... here. Luke Donald... here. The list goes on and on. In fact, just about every prominent American player seems to be in the field. Even HANK "OH MY BACK" KUEHNE is teeing it up, and he may need to be fitted for traction after his first round.
I think this is pretty classless on Tiger's part. Byron passed away last fall, which means there has been ample opportunity to change / affect schedules and what not. For a man who is chasing history, his absence from this year's Nelson shows a lack of appreciation for that history. Shame on you Tiger.
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dont hurt your arm patting yourself on the back... the situations are completely different... I could care less if Tiger ever played the Nelson again... I just think he owed it to the game to play this year.
Oh yeah, and I bet I could beat him if he gave me 2 strokes a side.
Watch what you wish for.
That caublanasian cocksmoker and every other semi-important fuck on the Tour should be there this year. I don't want to hear the "I couldn't play 3 weeks in a row" bullshit either. It's fucking golf, not football. Strap on a pair and get your prissy ass out to that fucking course and honor the great Byron Nelson, especially the year after his passing. This is just sorry.
Cheers to a stand-up motherfucker like Jason Gore to not only show up for the tourney, but to bringing New Tex back down to earth after beating my ass all over the links the past month and thinking he is the second coming of Sam Snead.
Just fuckin wit ya NT... good showing. Lookig forward to a rematch b/w you two in the future.
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