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I watched it and was terribly uncomfortable throughout.
It reminded me of a high school student trying to give a speech on something that he had rehearsed, just didn't quite pull it off for the A, but the teacher appreciated the fact that he made the effort.
When I think of how insulated this fellow has become over the past 15 years I cannot help but wonder about some basic trust issues that may require a great deal of work to get resolved. Other areas of development are all based on basic trust. This could be a very long process and there is the possibility we may not see him in competition for quite some time.
I was bothered this summer when I saw him with his caddy on a practice day at the PGA. When other players would hob nob between shots and have some give and take around the short game practice area, Tiger and Steve were alone. Other players made effort at some social banter with him, but Tiger's responses were terse and cut off further discussion.
I really think there is much more underlying all of this and hope he can come through this as a human being. Golf is of very little importance at this point.
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