NOT AGAIN...

by E. Spencer Kyte, Bugs and Cranks

Dear Mainstream Media,

Didn't you learn anything from The Masters?

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Another Major Tournament is upon us and someone not named Tiger Woods is in the lead. So, as you would expect, all the coverage is of Tiger stalking his prey - how he shot a great round yesterday to get within striking distance of leader Stuart Appleby.

I know they're playing at Torrey Pines this weekend, but it sure does feel a lot like Augusta, Georgia to me, what with all the "never mind the other guy that's in the lead, look at Tiger!"

In fact, this time around it's even better, as Tiger has done nothing of consequence on a golf course since not winning The Masters. Knee surgery will do that to you. Still, it's almost all Tiger, all the time.

But this is golf we're talking about - a sport where if you're not talking about Tiger, you better be talking about Phil because the Mainstream Media is under the impression that golf fans only care about those two guys.

Now, should Tiger fire a similar round today and make it to the top of the Leaderboard heading into the final round, then there is a reason to talk about him until you're blue in the face. But right now, he's had as good a tournament as Rocco Mediate and Robert Karlsson, who have received the square root of zero in terms of media attention over these last two days. I know neither is a marquee name, but they've played just as well as Eldrick has over the first 36 holes...

I normally get excited about watching the majors. There is a ton of great shot-making and you never know what is going to happen, especially at the US Open.

But this weekend, I'm keeping the TV tuned in to something else, because I'm interested in watching golf, not the Tiger Woods Show.