That is exactly the frame of mind we should all be in -- we are Tiger fans and come what may we will be standing behind him all the way!

that's the type of conversation i was trying to stir up with this thread.

tiger has a tendency to 'mail it in' when he knows he has no chance of winning. he has the luxury of doing that when the average tour player does not. personally, i don't like to see it. its not fun to watch somebody just give up. but to say that didn't happen, and give him a pass for the sake of being unconditionally supportive...we're not a member of his family or a close friend.

as was said here, many of us have a stake in this. i've ponied up for attending events thousands of miles away where tiger was in the field. i'm sure there were people in the gallery at pebble that did the same. i wouldn't doubt there were people that were seeing tiger for the first time in person. what kind of impression do you think he gave them on the back nine on sunday? not a very good one. i know that's part of tiger's competitive nature, but its something as a fan i can do without.

I agree with your post. Amongst any athlete's or team's fanbase there exists a spectrum (from blind love to fairweather). To each their own. I am a TW fan for 13 years going. Watching him tee it up trumps all other sports IMO. I haven't seen him play live since 2009 - AT&T. I was at this years US Open but he was injured. I really wanted to CHEER loud and proud for him....I hope this summer to be able to do that live as a gallery member.
When he "mails it in" I cringe !!! He worked sooo hard to cultivate his competitive reputation. Years!!!! I cringe because when he disengages down the stretch it undermines that reputation. He's human like the rest of us and entitled to bad days at the office....still I hope he takes a minute to dwell on / review his demeanor when his round is going south. Oddly enough, the swearing and club spiking don't bother me a bit. I hate when he actually DROPS the club....and I hate when he does what he did last Sunday at Pebble....looking toward to seeing him multiple times in the next month, albeit with lowered expectations

He hit so many great irons that day that I doubt he "mailed it in". I appreciate that logic after watching how badly he was beaten, but he just couldn't putt. I mean wow could that man not get comfortable on the greens.

While Abu Dhabi was a complete loss of control from tee to green, the loss at Pebble came predominantly from the greens. He cares, he's just not as impervious as he used to be.

Giving up.