[vincesanity82]

Whether it's a practice day or tournament day, Tiger Woods, flanked by security, usually sprints from the range to the practice green to the tee box without stopping. He always seems to have something to do, something to occupy his eyes -- he is peeling a banana or opening the wrapper of a granola bar or flipping through his yardage book as if he's trying to figure out how many paces it is to the players' dining room. And if he doesn't have a prop, his eyes are trained on the ground as he walks. His look is deadly serious. From behind the microphone at the AT&T National, hosted by Woods a few weeks after the U.S. Open, he cut short a question about his autograph policy: "No. 1, I sign," he said. "The only things I don't sign are golf balls. We sign. That's our responsibility as players. We sign an inordinate amount." Not really. On Sunday of the U.S. Open, when asked how many autographs Woods had signed during the tournament, a Pennsylvania state trooper assigned to Woods every minute he was at the course said, "I'd guess he signed 15 times, and that might be pushing it. It's probably closer to 10." -- Star-Ledger

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[Robertdjr]

I can see him not signing autographs during a tournament. If you've ever noticed, he's completely focused on his game. That's true of any great player in any sport.

And whether he signed 10 or 15 autographs the day that particular trooper was with him is a moot point. Maybe that trooper wasn't a Tiger Woods fan. Or maybe that trooper wasn't a golf fan and hated he got stuck out there following Tiger around a golf course all day, when he could be out chasing bad guys down the interstate. Or better yet, maybe he didn't know anything about how focused Tiger is during the U.S. Open, one of the 4 grand slam tournaments. So I have to pretty much disregard that part of the article.

[legend]

Tiger could sign till the cows come home and he still will never be as beloved as Daly or Mickelson, because people simply cannot identify with him. He is the game's greatest by far, but as far as people liking him, he's way down the list.

[azrael492]

Wow, I have never noticed anything like that. I always thought everybody was pulling for him to break Nicholson's record.