Well, let me tell ya ’bout this fella, Tiger Woods. Folks say he’s a big deal in that golfin’ game. I don’t know much about it myself, seems like a lot of walkin’ around to me, but they say he’s somethin’ special.
Now, they talk about somethin’ called a “handicap” with these golfers. Sounds like somethin’ you’d get from carryin’ too much stuff, but apparently, it’s got to do with how good you are at hittin’ that little white ball. The lower the number, the better you are, they say. Imagine that!
- They say when Tiger was just a young’un, like 11 or so, he already had a handicap of 2. That’s pretty good, I guess, like a young calf that can already run fast.
- Then, by the time he was 13, they say he was a “scratch golfer.” That means his handicap was zero! Like nothin’ holdin’ him back at all. Just shows you, some folks are just born with a knack for things.
- And when he started playin’ for money, when he was about 20, his handicap was a plus 8! Now, they say plus is different. It means he’s even better than a zero handicap. It’s like he’s so good they gotta add to it to make it fair, I reckon.
They say at his best, his handicap was more than plus 9! Can you believe that? That’s like sayin’ a rooster can crow louder than a whole barn full of ’em. He was really somethin’ else back then. They say that was around 2008.
But even the best ain’t always at their best, you know? Life’s like that. One day you’re chasin’ chickens, the next you’re limpin’ around with a sore foot. Tiger, he had some troubles too, I hear. Injuries and such. So, his handicap went up a bit.
Between 2016 and 2020, they say his handicap was around plus 6.3 on average. Still mighty good, mind you, but not quite as high as it used to be. It’s like a good ol’ apple pie, still tasty even if it ain’t fresh outta the oven. By 2020 they said it was plus 6.5, so it changed a little bit over those years.
Now, they don’t really talk about Tiger’s handicap these days. See, once you get to be a real big shot, playin’ on TV and all, they don’t bother with that handicap stuff no more. It’s like when you got a whole field full of corn, you don’t need to count every single kernel. You just know you got a lot.
Tiger Woods, he’s about 6 foot 1 inch tall, they say. That’s a good height for a man, I reckon. Tall enough to reach the high shelves, but not so tall he bumps his head on the doorframe.
So, that’s the story of Tiger Woods and his handicap, as best as I can tell ya. He’s a fella who was good at golf from a young age, got even better, and then, well, life happened. But he’s still a legend, they say. And that’s somethin’ to be proud of, no matter how you slice it.
This whole handicap thing, it’s just a way of keepin’ score, I guess. But it don’t tell you the whole story. It don’t tell you about the hard work, the dedication, the sheer grit it takes to be the best. And that’s what really matters, ain’t it? Whether you’re swingin’ a golf club or hoein’ a garden, it’s the effort you put in that counts.
So next time you hear ’em talkin’ about Tiger Woods and his handicap, you remember what I told ya. It’s just a number, but behind that number is a whole lot of story. And that’s the real truth of it.
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