Golf
Let's be honest. I don't know a lot about golf. For those of you who thought I was a golf connoisseur, I'm sorry to burst your bubble. So why are you writing about golf, you ask. Good question, I respond. Well, I just learned (and by learned I mean corrected a false impression of mine) some more about golf, and I felt that it was my duty to ( Read more... )
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However, Tiger Woods is just popular because he came out of nowhere, became sponsered by Nike and he is black, and an amazing golfer. Seeing that Golf is a traditionally very exclusive, expensive and primarily anglo-saxon sport, people made more of a big deal of him than they would of if he was white. The fact that he was a great golfer and all the stories how his family wasn't accepted into certain country clubs made him even more popular- he rose above the expections. So obviously if he isnt placing 1st in every golf tournament, it is because he was made into such a big deal to begin with, that people feel like they need to point out the fact that he is in a "slump" even though he is still doing extremely well.
At least that is my 2 cents on golf and tiger woods, take it or leave it.... I probably don't know enough about him to be writing about him but here it is.
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