[Deagle]

In focus would require a really fast camera. I doubt that even those on the tour have many of those. Maybe 1/10,000 of a second or so minimum...or maybe he had to get some depth for the shot.

At any rate, Woods is not going to be a star in this event or any event for the next couple of years.

[Jack Black]

Yes, good points. The Nikon F5 film camera has a top shutter speed of 1/8000th of a second, as do a very few other high end film and digitals. But it's hard to use it. You need a lot of light to take pictures at that speed, more light than you would probably get with a slow lens on a cloudy day.

If you did use a fast lens, like a 100/2.0 then you would have a paper-thin depth of field.

We don't know if the shooter was using autofocus or not. Perhaps he had manually focused on Tiger, that would make sense.

I don't think ANY camera could track a golf ball hit by Tiger Woods coming straight at you.

My post was in jest, sort of a insider-camera joke. For the record, I have always thought Nikon made great cameras, and have preferred them to Canons. (But mostly owned neither brand.)

It is a great shot! It's better for being focused on the audience than on the ball. The shooter must just be incredibly happy, even though he might need a new lens.