‘Cocky and Doesn’t Really Care’: Paige Spiranac Reveals One Player Who Almost Became the Next Tiger Woods

Paige Spiranac thinks that a player like Tiger Woods is what the golf world needs right now. Although she thinks no players in the present-day deliver what Woods had, one of them had given off a similar feel in the past. 

Unlike other young golfers, Koepka has always taken pride in his wins and has never been afraid to show it off. After winning back-to-back PGA Championships, Koepka targeted Dustin Johnson and trash-talked against him to the press. “When I’ve been in this position before, I have capitalized,” He had said to the press then. “I don’t know, he’s (Dustin Johnson) won only one.”

Furthermore, his dispute with Bryson DeChambeau was so much that the golfers ended up playing against each other in Captial One’s The Match. 

“I feel like Brooks tried to be this person,” Paige said. She was talking about how the golf world lacks a player like Tiger in her podcast ‘Playing a Round with Paige Renee.’ 

The former golfer explained that Brooks Koepka had the fierce persona with which he tried to dominate his opponent. However, that, too, has faded down. “I would love to see someone like that who’s cocky and doesn’t really care about, you know, the feelings of other players,” she added. 

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Koepka had that fire in him, which made the golf interesting. However, according to Paige, Koepka lost that energy too. She explained that the competitive spirit in a player is what makes the game interesting. “It elevates the game of other people,” she added.

How did Tiger Woods dominate the sport? 

Ever since he debuted, Woods has been dominating the golf world. Beginning from his six wins, including a major in the first two years of his debut, he has never looked back.

Furthermore, Tiger had spent a total of 683 weeks in the top position of the Official World Golf Rankings. It is a Guinness Record. 

Other than winning more than a hundred championships all over the world, his disputes with other golfers are famous too. His legendary trash talks with golfers, including Phil Mickelson and Sergio Garcia, have made a lot of people interested in the sport. 

The golf world has really talented golfers at the moment. However, according to Paige Spiranac, they don’t have the competitive spirit as Woods. Do you agree with her? 

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