Ernie Els seems to regularly be the bridesmaid these days. Yesterday he shot 62 to tie the course record at Waialae Country Club, but came up a shot short when Vijay Singh managed a 65 to win.
Ernie’s game is exceptional when he can make some putts — mediocre when he struggles with the flatstick as he did most of the week at the Sony Open.
What to say about Vijay? Is it possible that he is the least interesting great golfer ever? He has certainly jumped into the realm of the greats with his play in the last few years and his two PGA Championships and his Masters win. But man, it is hard to like him. I can appreciate his work ethic, but beyond that, I wonder if anyone reallly likes him. Clearly the fans aren’t tuning in to see him hit his high cuts off the tee and wedges into greens.
Where is the excitement in golf? More to the point, where is Tiger?
About Robert Thompson
A bestselling author and award-winning columnist, Robert Thompson has been writing about business and sports, and particularly golf, for almost two decades. His reporting and commentary on golf has appeared in Golf Magazine, the Globe and Mail, T&L Golf and many other media outlets. Currently a columnist with Sympatico.ca and Ontario Golf, and a contributing writer to ScoreGolf, his blog, Going for the Green, was launched in 2004. 
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