But I certainly love to watch him play when he is playing well.  He was my inspiration a few years ago when I decided to either learn to play short wedge shots or give up golf, and I still get chills when he takes his swing on a 40 yard downhill chip, over a bunker, to a short side pin cut, on a cement hard green that stimps at about 12 and slopes away from him towards water.  You know...the shot we all would love to have to get up and down to halve the hole for a skin with one of our buddies.  At least we would love for our buddy to have that shot.   LMAO

His work with the wedges has always impressed me more than any long drive he or anyone else has ever hit.  Even with the grass at Riviera last week, he still had a pretty consistant touch around the greens that I can only hope to match for a single shot, periodically.  Actually, not many of the world's top golfers matched it last week.

With Tiger #1 and Phil #2 for the upcoming World Match Play this week, I would love to sit down next Sunday and watch them go head to head for the title.  I believe that Woods has a better overall game when both are playing their best, but think it would be a fantastic match, and I would have to root for Phil.  It was good to see him win last week and I hope that 2008 is his year to make it a genuine battle from week to week for the #1 spot.