Well we are off to the races for the 2008 PGA Tour season and it looks like the layoff didn’t hurt Tiger one bit. He had the longest layoff of his career and still comes back in December and kicks the snot out of everyone in the field at his own tournament (The Target World Challenge). A few more weeks off and then we see him do it again; he literally annihilates the rest of the field at the Buick Invitational. The scariest thing about Tiger, (and he said it himself) is that he is still “getting better”. If that is the case, then we have yet to see Tiger play his best golf and that gives me a headache to even think about it. Tiger has truly separated himself from the rest of the field, and that is what it has come down to…Tiger and the rest.

The big question for Tiger this year is can he do it, can he grab all four majors in the same calendar year and still learn what it means to be a father at the same time? I have yet to meet someone that say’s no and I certainly wouldn’t bet against it.
This may be the biggest year yet for Mr. Woods and I would suggest you golf fans drink it up because for as many young phenomenons there are out there that claim to be the next Tiger Woods, there will never be another. It’s great to hear stories about some 5 year old in Pensacola that has a swing better than Tiger when he was 5, but realistically if the next great thing in golf can even make the PGA Tour will he (or she) be able to mentally handle the pressure, the attention, and the responsibility of being the World’s # 1? Me thinks not!

TW is in Dubai this weekend and even though he is a few time zones away he still shoots a seven under 65 and grabs a 2 shot lead on day number one….what jet lag? That’s enough about Tiger, for now.

If you are in a golf pool or looking to join one, I will suggest some names that might be worth scratching down in your picks. I would consider any one of these players to be in your bracket.  Woody Austin, Brandt Snedeker, KJ Choi, Trevor Immelman, Stewart Cink, Daniel Chopra, Rory Sabbatini, Hunter Mahan. Yes there are some dark horses in there but usually the dark horses can help shoot you towards the top of the list in your bracket.

Next time I am going to talk about GPS technology and the 5 courses in Calgary that have decided to implement it for the 2008 season.

Keep it on the short stuff!