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Golf Assesses Impact of Babe in the Woods
The saying goes that behind every great man stands a great woman, but what happens when baby makes three? That is the burning question the golfing fraternity are debating as Tiger Woods – one of the greatest ever golfers – gets to grips with one of the greatest challenges of his life, being a father.
“Our priorities do change," he said. "You’re bringing a new life into this world and it’s 100% dependent on you for survival. It’ll be interesting to figure out my tournament schedule, preparations and commitments that I have to my sponsors, to try and balance all that with adding a new family member.”
Woods’ wife, Elin Nordegren, gave birth on June 19th and the world no. indicated that his preparations for the British Open were affected. "I wasn’t as sharp as I needed to be, tee to green, to win a major championship," said Woods. He eventually finished tied 12th and the key issue for golf punters at leading online sportsbook PinnacleSports.com is what shape Woods will be in at the Southern Hills Country Club on August 9th to defend his US PGA title; will the adjustments to family life continue to have an impact on his game? Chris Di Marco offered one opinion "You’re going to see a more relaxed Tiger – and that could be scary," but as with many other pro’s quoted on the subject, it sounded like a throw-away sound-bite, particulalry in the light of his efforts at the British Open.
Woods and Nordegren met when she was a nanny for Jesper Parnevik, so presumably she is well prepared for being a mother. The couple will also have the best post-natal care money can buy, and assuming both mother and baby are fine, it is the practical and emotional impact on Woods preparation and competitive game that must be considered. Given Woods obsessive attention to detail, punters would have to assume that if he participates then he is prepared, but you would expect the odds at PinnacleSports.com to build in some of the continued uncertainty relating to the radical changes to his personal life.
Woods took nine weeks off following the death of his father in May 2006, returning for the US Open at Wing Foot only to miss the cut for the first time in his career. The emotional impact of the two events cannot be compared, but what bettors should appreciate is that Woods is clearly human. Tiger was 9/4 with PinnacleSports.com for the 2006 event at Medinah Country Club, running out a five shot winner, but we should expect the world no.1 to be a longer price here chasing Jack Nicklaus’s record of 18 majors.
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