Phonies don’t have 80 PGA Tour wins, including 14 major titles. Get over yourself.
I am not a golf fan but it cannot be denied that as a youth Tiger Woods was one of the most amazing phenoms the sports world as ever scene and as an adult he dominated his sport and contributed to its popularity like few athletes ever have or ever will again. The only basis for calling him a phony is if he used illegal steroids or other PEDs to boost his performance, which is possible but has not been established. Barring that, calling Tiger Woods a “phony” reminds me of a Seinfeld episode in which Jerry Seinfeld confronts an acquaintance who was going around calling Jerry a phony. The guy nervously tries to convince Jerry that “phony” is a complement, like calling something “bad.” Incredulous, Jerry replies, Oh, yeah? Use it in a sentence.” The guy thinks for a second and then says, with an affected black accent, “Man, that Michael Jordan is PHONY!”
80 PGA tour wins, including 14 majors with the help of Dr. Anthony Galea, a convicted Canadian MD, who pedaled banned steroids and other PEDs to US athletes.
Apart from Woods, ARod was one of Galea's other well-known clients.