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Originally Posted by KCTitus
Golf has been around longer than any of the other major sports in the United States...why is it that he made golf 'relevant'? The game pre dates Tiger. Its curious why he had such an impact on the game and the revenue of the game. Why did he bring so much media coverage to the point it double revenues to the game and the prize purses.
Its an interesting phenomenon...there are great players now that have met or are approaching some of his records, but they dont get the same level of coverage and its interesting to me why.
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Woods brings a level of mass-appeal that golf has never had, nor will experience again once he hangs 'em up.
It's a fairly simple equation.