Tiger’s Priorities and The Future of Golf
As everyone knows by now, Tiger has stopped playing competitive golf concentrating instead on being a husband and a father. No one but Tiger, Elin, and maybe his business manager, know what that really means so let’s give him the benefit of the doubt and take it at face value.
Because ‘golf’ has dominated his life, he will have to mothball it if he is really committed to rebuilding his personal relationships. In the process, something else may become the driving force in his life other than golf, like his wife and family.
What will it all mean to professional golf? Looking back at David Duval’s career may give us some insight. In 1999 he was number 1 in the world for awhile. A couple of years and a few injuries later he had almost disappeared.
David himself would later share some of the emotional and mental challenges he faced during this period as he tried to rebuild his life around something other than golf.
As a result he prospered and grew as a husband and father, but his golf game suffered considerably. It’s easy to conclude that as he rearranged his life’s priorities golf moved down the list significantly.
If Tiger really decides to remake his life, and Elin let’s him, then golf will no longer be his muse. Tiger will end up putting some things higher on his ‘To Do’ list than beating Jack’s record in the majors. That doesn’t mean he won’t do it.
Nobody knows how the future will unfold. Perhaps his focus on winning was becoming too intense. Like the Zen archer, he may get better when he learns to not care after he releases the arrow. If Tiger is our model, then to win at the highest levels of professional golf over a period of decades you have to remake your game many times. Maybe you have to redo your priorities as well!
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- You, Me and Tiger’s Transgressions
- Pro Golf Takes, But Does It Give Enough?
- End of David Duval’s Pro Career?
- Could It Be That Tiger Smells Blood In The Water
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