I wrote earlier that Corey Pavin had to take Tiger Woods on the Ryder Cup Team to avoid a media storm that would have detracted and distracted us from the competition itself. But, Tiger Woods also deserves to be on the team for what he has done for the Pro Tour for the least 10 years.
Let’s not forget that he’s still the number 1 golfer in the world even if 2010 has been a bust by his own standards. But what’s more, he breathed new life into the professional game when it was stuck in first gear.
Without Tiger purses wouldn’t be so high that a young player can earn millions a year and never win a tournament. Some of the youngsters that look to be future stars probably wouldn’t even be golfers without Tiger. Rickie Fowler might be making his headlines by riding bikes and skateboards.
2010 has been no picnic for Tiger as we all know. This isn’t about looking past his moral failings. Tiger will have to deal with that for a very long time, probably the rest of his life. But Tiger is, after all, human and the sport he lifted up owes him a shot at redemption in the Ryder Cup.
If Tiger can win a few matches and be an uplifting team mate as well, he has a chance to end the year on a positive note which will greatly help his return to form next year. The Pro Tour owes him that much. I’d also wager there aren’t many on the European Tour who are anxious to take him on as he resembles a wounded bull elephant at this point.
Tiger, good luck. Stevie, sorry you have to fly business class. Corey, don’t you have enough pull to get a bigger plane? Obama, couldn’t you have loaned the team an Air Force One backup, after all they are playing for the US of A?
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