I TAKE IT ALL BACK!

by E. Spencer Kyte, Bugs and Cranks

Forget every disparaging word I have ever said about the Mainstream Media's coverage of Tiger Woods during a Golf Tournament.

I don't care if he's first or forty-second - this is the guy to be talking about.

He's a freak of nature and quite possibly the greatest athlete hobbling around the planet today.

Not golfer - athlete.

Could LeBron or Kobe knock down an 18-foot jumper with time winding down, their team down one and only a handful of weeks after having surgery? And they're playing for the fourth consecutive night...

His commercial compadre Roger Federer was in the running, but seeing as he has this thing about not ever being able to beat Nadal in France, he's out.

Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin are huge talents too, but seriously, there is no way they could do what Tiger has been doing these past few days.

The fact that he was even in contention this weekend speaks volumes about his competitive drive, his tenacity and his desire to be the best every single time he picks up a club.

That he dropped that putt on 18 to force today's playoff - where he is currently 2-up through 11 - makes me look like an absolute moron for ever questioning the coverage of a just-off-the-pace Tiger.

Oh, it also lays to rest the "Is he the greatest ever?" debate too.

Answer: Abso-fucking-lutely!