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AS TIGER DOMINATES OPEN, MANY SAY HE'S OBVIOUS AIR APPARENT

          Tiger Woods completed his record-breaking U.S. Open
     victory at Pebble Beach, CA, yesterday, and in N.Y., Mike
     Lupica wrote Woods is the "great star of all sports right
     now, whether golf is your game or not.  He is the television
     attraction for NBC they all want the Lakers to be" (N.Y.
     DAILY NEWS, 6/18).  In Vancouver, Ed Willes wrote, "The
     [Michael] Jordan comparison ... now seems to be the only
     relevant yardstick to apply to Woods.  He bestrides his
     profession in the same manner as [Jordan].  His media
     presence, in the States and worldwide, approaches Jordan's. 
     So does his income."  Nike Chair & CEO Phil Knight:
     "Everybody was looking for the next Michael and they were
     always looking on the basketball court.  He was walking down
     the fairway" (Vancouver PROVINCE, 6/18).  NBC Sports Chair
     Dick Ebersol said, "Having benefited for almost a decade
     from the dominance of ... Jordan, I suspect we're fine for
     some time to come.  We've had two athletes in my time --
     Muhammad Ali and Jordan -- that draw fans from outside their
     sport.  Every indicator we have says Tiger is the next one"
     (AP, 6/19).  In Chicago, Jay Mariotti writes that this past
     weekend at Pebble Beach turned "into a perpetual Woods
     infomercial, complete with dawn tee-offs, 40-foot putts at
     twilight, late-night TV viewing in Chicago and New York and
     so much ad time and commercialism that NBC flashed a 10-
     second closeup of the swoosh on his new Nike golf ball." 
     Mariotti: "Are we witnessing a career that already is making
     more impact than Jordan?  Are we watching the early stages
     of a fireball destined to transcend every legend in every
     sport?" (CHICAGO SUN-TIMES, 6/19).
          GOOD FOR THE GAME? In K.C., Jason Whitlock wondered if
     Woods' "dominance" is a "good thing for golf?"  Ernie Els:
     "I would say so. ... He's probably the most recognizable
     sportsman on the planet right now.  And it's always good for
     us; it's good for me.  It brings in sponsors.  It brings in
     a lot of media, a lot of people.  Golf has really taken off
     with him coming through."  CNN/SI's Jim Huber said a
     "dominant figure" in an individual sport "draws people to
     the sport.  Dynasties are a good thing.  People want to
     believe they're witnessing greatness" (K.C. STAR, 6/18). 
     FSN's Mark McCumber, on whether the lack of a consistent
     rival for Woods is negative for golf: "I don't think it is
     right now.  The [TV] ratings are through the roof.  That's
     like saying is Wayne Gretzky bad for hockey, is Michael
     Jordan bad for basketball, are the Beatles bad for music. I
     don't think so" ("NSR," FSN, 6/18).
          DOES TENNIS NEED A TIGER WOODS? John McEnroe appeared
     on CBS' "The Early Show" and was asked by Bryant Gumbel, "In
     a tennis sense, do you envy what golf has found with Tiger
     Woods?"  McEnroe: "Yes. ... Tiger Woods has done something
     that we really need.  When I saw the Williams sisters, for
     example, I was hoping that something similar could happen in
     tennis" ("The Early Show," CBS, 6/19). 

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