Gold-mine teams like the New York Yankees get to beef up their lineups for the playoffs, only to most likely dump them once they earn their rings. Players get paid their multi-million dollar contracts regardless of whether they bat .330 or .250. It makes even the most diehard baseball fans wonder if the game they grew up watching is really that special anymore, when one team is able to buy a championship and another team can't even have a winning starting pitcher. Right now golf is exempt from this stocking of lineups and buying of success, as are other individual sports such as tennis. Tennis has become more popular during the last few years because of two guys Andre Agassi and Pete Sampras.
Tennis is powered by a rivalry that has produced great duels.
Right now that is all that is missing from the world of golf. Tiger needs someone to step up and challenge him. I don't believe the shortest name in golf can do it week in and week out. Tiger Woods, like Michael Jordan in his prime, is a privilege to watch. I, like many people, didn't care for Tiger when he first became popular.