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Ok, here's a different view of it. Is his playing every week any different than the time most pros are putting in daily anyway? Most of us like to play on a course (practice) rather than go to a range, so why should it be any different for him? Isn't he just staying sharp by playing so often? Also, considering his age, getting as much as he can, while he can?

My vote would be he plays too much..i think he coudl take some more time off and focus on particular tourneys especially the majors becuase this will be where his legacy will grow in the game. That being said hes the 2nd best player in the world so how can anyone fault him.

I agree, he should take some time off. I think that playing to much could make you lose focus. He needs to start playing better before he slips to #3. Anyone know the ranking numbers?

Yeah, he's still #2, but not by much. Retief Goosen has closed to within a point of him.

IA he's playing too much. He's playing week in and week out right now and he's finishing in the middle of the pack. He needs to take a couple weeks off, try and correct some things off the course, and get back at it.

#2, #3,4,5, what difference does it make? Nobody is going to surpass Tiger in the forseeable future and the players ranked near the top know it. I find it hard to believe that any of them are focusing on becoming #1. I'm sure they are all doing what they can to give themselves the best chance to win every time they tee it up and obviously VJ feels that more is better for him. That approach hasn't worked for others (specifically Ernie) but I didn't hear anyone commenting that VJ was playing too much when he racked up 9 wins and $10 million a couple of years ago.

I've brought this up before with Michelle, and again here with VJ. Maybe his intent is not to "win" or have a legacy.
I've listened to a lot of his interviews in which he constantly comments on making money and taking it back to his homeland to do "good" with.
Many friends I have in the States also have that same work ethic. They think that Americans take it for granted, but for them, they're going to work as hard as they can, earn as much as they can, and then do something else with it.
This seemed to be happening with the Williams sisters for a bit, but it seems they are torn between "greatness" and living a balanced life.

The guy has won numerous PGA tourneys, I'm surely not going to question his work ethic.

Now Tiger often gets bashed for not playing enough tournaments!

So here we are questioning if V.J. is playing too many.

I think what it comes down to is one; how sharp a player can keep his game. Two, how well he can deal with the "travel grind" off the PGA Tour.

What we often forget is that if you are playing several tournaments in a row it involves traveling to a tournament site. Leaving either Sunday night or Monday morning (Provided you've made the cut ) and either going home for a day or traveling immediately to the next tournament site. I don't know about you guys but after several weeks of traveling like I would definitely feel the grind. And not all these player have their own private jets. So a lot of this traveling involves dealing with airports and all the joy that brings.

I think this says it all. Who knows what's best for VJ better than VJ ? His work ethic has always been legendary and I'm not going to argue with the results. As VJ's putter goes so goes VJ.