OT - For all "The Players"

Agreed on Woods.  He has been up and down, and seems to be heading along one of the troughs at this point in the cycle.

I haven't followed golf very closely recently, but like what Westwood has been doing and think he may take it.

just not consistent enough with the putter right now ..As far as a overall favorite, I'm not sure there is one..I'll be routing for Tiger, but I doubt he wins..

I agree that Tiger probably doesn't win this week but I still like his chances to break Palmers major record. Something inside me just can't forget how dominate he was. You just can't count him out in any tournament he is in. Also, with the way he trains, he should stay in good shape for a long career, assuming his knees hold up.

I think Woods can contend, as it's not a particularly long course so he can get away with that great stinger 2-iron on some of the tighter holes. It's not to say I expect him to win or anything, but I'd be surprised if he's not playing on the weekend.

I think Hunter Mahan's got a good shot this week. He's pretty accurate off the tee (8th on Tour in driving accuracy), and he gets on the dance floor even better (5th in GIR). If he can get the putter working, he's got a real strong chance to be right in the mix of things on Sunday. 

I know he won here before, but that was when he was winning everywhere, and it didn't matter where he played.  I want to give him the benefit of the doubt, but I think he just plain quit when he withdrew from the tournament.  I've never liked Woods, I could care less what he does in his personal life, I've just always hated the way he acted on the course.  I just think he's an asshole, plain and simple.

Lefty- I'm a lefty fan and my doctor knows that I am.  He told me that psoriatic arthritis is no joke, and that lefty is most definitely playing through pain.  He also said the meds that you have to take to combat the arthritis weaken your immune system.

Fowler-  When I first saw Fowler I didn't like him, the clothes, the hair.  However, when I saw the stones that kid has in those last 4 holes at the Ryder Cup, he instantly became one of my favorite players.

I don't know what it is about Rory, but sometimes he displays a cockiness that rubs me the wrong way.  Of course, if I was 23 with a US Open under my belt, I'm not sure how I would act either.

Top playa, but golf is obviously more mental thinking than most realize.

Kevin Na is definitely a sleeper this week. Dude has been solid the entire year and he is playing extremely well today (-6 after 15 as of right now)



I still like Ricky Fowler, fresh off the win last week, to do really well but it's less of a sleeper pick. Rory is a safe bet too, he tasted the win last week and has finished in the top 5 of the last couple us tournaments he has played in. I think the potential of winning last week is going to cause him to play extremely well

Tiger has not lost his putting stroke but his hoes. Tiger just go back to being a sleaze, your'e not married. Play it up like a single guy with a billion dollars and let loose, it's not like your'e fooling anyone with 'trying' to be cordial and nice. I just want to see you play golf and play it well.

It's clear that this isn't Tiger's year (again)... If he doesn't win another major before next year's end, I really think that he's done. Watching this at the Players, it's really pathetic to watch. He has just about no game right now!

Tiger will not win another Major.  Age and injury have caught up with him.  But, more importantly, the other golfers no longer fear him or his game.