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Originally Posted by 14and18
When Daly had a one shot lead with two to play, I just had a feeling there would be a playoff. Whenever Daly talks about Tiger, he puts him on such a pedestal. He really respects and admires Tiger, and in this case, I think it worked against him. In the playoff, he was half-defeated before the playoff even began, not only because he was facing Tiger head to head, but because he felt as though he blew the tournament with the 3-putt on 17.
The players that fare well against Tiger are the ones that don't gush over him in interviews... Singh and Bjorn come to mind.
Players like Els, Love, Mickelson and Daly who praise him so highly, seem resigned to the fact that they are playing for second.
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Bjorn has praised Tiger probably just as much if not more than Els. I remember a few years ago Bjorn told a story about how Tiger was talking to him and another golfer about one of his scuba trips in the Caribbean. Bjorn told him, "Well don't get lost down there; our (meaning pro golfers) economic futures depend on you." Thomas just doesn't back down on the course, but I've heard him give Tiger plenty of praise. Now, Monty is one that could be added to your list of guys who back down. :nodsmiley