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Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins
...CBS showed almost every one of Rory's shots on the back nine. They showed his drive and approach on 10, 11 as well as his birdie putt, his tee ball into 12, both shots into 13 and both putts, all four shots on 15, all three shots on 16, and every shot on 18...
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Allowing for hyperbole, you will realize the difference between the above and the showing of...EVERY SINGLE SHOT of Tiger. Tiger in the trees, off the green, EVERY. SINGLE. SHOT, yet, we got a summary of Rory's back nine. I appreciate the fact that he got some coverage, but while watching Sunday's round, I hardly heard Rory's name and had no idea he had shot a 66 until 18.
Now, I may not be the best TV watcher like Mr. Hamas Jenkins, who probably had to rewind his DVR to get the above, but no one said much about Rory until 18 and then it was divulged to the viewing audience that he shot a 66.
I'm not going to bog down on the comparison of generations or ages, suffice it so say, I could drop my pants too, and say that Tiger's 270 in 1997 should have been a 235 compared to Nicklaus' win in 1986, but that would be completely silly and ridiculous. Much like your post.
Spieth and Tiger played different courses with different equipment and matched the same low score. I think that means nothing more than they tied. The fact that Tiger did it with a 12 stroke lead means absolutely nothing other than the fact he had zero competition.