Tiger On Playing As Other Sports Took A Pause
/Buckling under playoff pressure like he hasn’t faced since last year, Tiger bogeyed his last three holes and was not necessarily channeling his inner Norman Vincent Peale.
He made clear there was no discussion of playing as several other athletes protested or elaborated on the times.
Q. Just general thoughts on -- it was a rough finish, but how the course was playing and what was the strongest part of the challenge?
TIGER WOODS: Yeah, the course was fine. The course is in perfect shape. Not the way I wanted to finish, but the golf course is playing difficult for sure.
Q. Was it a challenge dealing with the heat? Did that wear you out at all?
TIGER WOODS: Well, I live in Florida, so it's hot. This is no different. Certainly it was hot early. The wind picked up and it wasn't bad. It's just a little muggy.
Q. Obviously there's so much talk about racial injustice, and the NBA and MLB had some teams that didn't play. Was there any thought at all to not playing this round?
TIGER WOODS: No, I talked to the commissioner and they were on board. Obviously he released his statement, and all the guys were on board. So no, obviously there was talk about it because of obviously what happened, but we're all on board, on the same page.
I can see why the PGA Tour would not be looking to postpone the BMW Championship round, but I’d love to sense they genuinely grappled with the perception of golf, the PGA Tour and playing through these times. Yes, march on, but at least maybe pretend to grapple with the difficulty of these times?
