OK, call it a fixation, the preservation of a legend’s legacy, or just plain stubbornness, but I can’t get off the streak – no, not Tiger’s 7 consecutive PGA Tour Stroke Play victories that Tim wants us to believe will threaten the amazing 1945 season of Lord Byron, but the other streak … the one that’s bustling with bucks and accompanying busts! It’s Tiger’s streak of 5 straight losses in appearance fee tournaments outside of the United States -- Including his most recent Swedish swoon to Henrick Stenson in Dubai!   And, he didn’t tee it up at the Crosby Clambake and wasn’t at the Nissan .. which also begs the question, if there’s a tournament and you don’t enter, see Pebble and Riviera, is the streak still on life support? If you’re 0 for 8 like Tiger is at the Nissan, and want to keep the suspect streak alive by avoiding Riviera isn’t it tainted? While it’s true that Nelson did miss a tournament during the run of 11 straight in 45’ – he was nursing a shoulder injury, not skipping an event.   And you have to realize that all of this was accomplished while driving between events on bad back roads in well-worn vehicles --- no squadrons of Gulfstreams or fleets of yachts to ferry the few between million dollar weekends. So, what does this rancor all mean? It means that the legacy of Byron Nelson is even more remarkable .. he played for one reason only … to amass enough money to buy his beloved Fairway Ranch in Roanoke Texas, to which he retired at 34 and where he lived till his death.   So, Tim – Tiger – and Sean McManus, you’ve earned an unplayable lie – take a penalty stroke,  here in the US of A, and play on!