I can`t be the only member of the "Anybody but Tiger" club!   Just before the Master`s Golf Tournament I was asked by a friend:  "Who do you want to see win the Masters?"  My reflexive response provides the title to my first blog entry. 

 One of my first sports heroes, Wilt Chamberlain ,claimed that "Nobody roots for Goliath." But its not simply the fact of Tiger`s superior physical ability that makes him such an anti-hero for many fans.

  Golf, for me,  has always been about class and a sense of fair play and respect for one`s opponents.  With the rabid sports writers in tow, every tournament seems to be about Tiger, regardless of his position in the field.   Tiger`s post round analysis always seems to dwell on what he could have done to win, without offering kudos to the player who beat him.

   Tiger simply doesn`t show the rest of the Tour players the respect they deserve nor does he approach the hallowed Nicklaus major tournaments win record with the humility and aplomb one would expect from a player who cares about the game.  Compare his response to winning a major to that of Ben Crehshaw, for instance.

    And Tiger has played the race card a time or two.  Most notably, when he helped drive the bus over Fuzzy Zoeller over a joke made regarding the Master`s dinner selection.  Tiger could have been supportive, but chose to leave ol` Fuzzy hanging  instead.

  Needless to say, I will be rooting for Phil Mickelson, or Davis Love III or Freddy Couples or anybody else but Tiger in the remaining major tournaments this year!