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Originally Posted by Cobra Mgr
[/u][/b]I didn't make race a factor.[/u][/b] Tiger, through no fault of his own, made it a factor. Emphasis, "a", not "the". If you can't see Afro/Asian-American interest in golf spiked when Woods came on the scene, you have your head in the sand. And I guarantee you unless someone black rises up in Tiger's wake, the black community will go back to ignoring golf once he retires.
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Yes, you are the one who brought race into the discussion.
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Originally Posted by Cobra Mgr
I didn't switch gears. The fact women had to break down barriers in 2019 shows the old boy network is still alive and well. It is still a struggle for minorities & women to make inroads. It has been 25 years since Tiger Woods became a household name. Shouldn't there have been a groundswell of blacks beginning to filter into the PGA tour? Where are they? I tell you where. Not the links. Because the vast majority are interested in golf only when Tiger is involved.
But minority interest is just a small part of my argument that you zeroed in on that distracted from the bigger message. Find yourself a bunch of people w/casual knowledge of the Masters & see if you can get anyone to turn the convo for more than 5 minutes away to one of the other golfers. They won't know who you are talking about.
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I see, and the fact Augusta had a long standing policy against women makes it a Whtite Man's Sport does it?
I was in agreement with you about the over hype, I even mentioned how much it irritates me. Then you, yes you Cobra, brought the race thing in and said it was a white mans game.
I questioned that statement, and even provided examples of non-white players who were consistently competitive on tour.
And your response is - I'm cherry picking. Great, if you don't want to substantiate your stance, don't. I won't pursue the matter.
And I still agree with you on the over hype, just not the rest.