Ridiculous. Golf is a sport but it isn’t athletic.
The world’s best athlete the last decade is probably Lance Armstrong who puts out more energy in one Tour than Tiger has expended in a lifetime of golfing. Besides, Lance wouldn’t even be in the conversation if he lost most of the time and didn’t even pull a 2nd or 3rd place. But that is THE STORY of Tiger’s career. More losses than wins.
Also, there’s no “9th hole” in atheletic competition.
I’d pick a decathlete, a distance runner, a boxer, or a tri-athlete if I didn’t go with Armstrong.
Typical media reaction, though, you go for name recognition rather than substance.
I would agree.
Others that would place higher than Tiger would be Brett Favre and Michael Phelps to name a couple.