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Originally Posted by Vercingetorix  He might well be, but he does not participate in a sport which showcases any athletic ability he possesses. When a 60 year old guy can come one bad shot away from winning the most prestigious tournament in the sport, it's pretty clear that you're not exactly talking about an athletic competition.
I need to see Tiger actually break a sweat and do something more physically demanding than swinging his arms to call him the "world's greatest athlete."
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Not really a fair comparison. Tom Watson isn't exactly your garden-variety 60 year old. He's won the British Open 5 times, he's arguably the best wind player that's ever lived, and he nearly won the Open at the age of 59 with a combination of experience, guts, guile, extremely accurate driving, and a ridiculously hot putter for 3 out of 4 rounds. There are, as they say, horses for courses. He wouldn't have been able to come anywhere close a second-place finish, even given as well as he played that week, were it the U.S. Open or the Masters.
Tiger's swing, on the other hand, is built upon a whole hell of a lot of strength and flexibility. You'd have to be in pretty damned good shape to even attempt to emulate the way he gets through the ball.
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