Tim Rosaforte: Golf Channel Analyst Needs to Hang It Up

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Published: December 5, 2011

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Tim Rosaforte is one of top mainstream golf analysts.  He writes for the magazine Golf World and appears frequently on the Golf Channel as an "insider"—a guy whose specialty is getting off-the-record information from PGA Tour players.

I caught some of his analysis after the third round of the Chevron tournament Saturday evening. Apparently, Rosaforte is a leading proponent of the theory that Tiger Woods is mentally broken because of the sex scandal.

With some variations, this theory holds that because Tiger no longer has self-confidence, he can no longer make putts under pressure.  Also, his competitors are no longer intimidated by him.

The main evidence of this is Graeme McDowell's victory over Woods in the playoff at last year's Chevron and the missed putts on the back nine at Augusta in April.

"I just came back from the clubhouse," smirked Rosaforte Saturday night on Golf Central.  "I spoke with the guys.  Nobody's afraid of Woods tomorrow."

What kind of journalism is this?  No player on the planet—in any sport, in any era—is going to admit they are afraid of their opponent.  They would have all said the exact same thing at the height of Tiger's glory.

It turns out that Sunday at the Chevron had the look and feel of a typical Tiger performance from one of his dominant streaks of the past.  

Tiger avoided mistakes, while most of the closest competitors were forced to press and went backwards.  One guy, Zach Johnson, managed to make it interesting, but on 17 and 18, Tiger made the big putts and Johnson didn't.



 

 

 

I had to hang around on Sunday to see what Rosaforte had to say after the tournament.  Smartly, he backed off his usual aggressive "Tiger's finished" stance. (Expect Greg Norman and Nick Faldo to follow suit shortly.)  

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Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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