Tiger's Wall

Remember when Tiger first came on tour?

One by one he knocked off Davis Love III, Vijay Singh, Ernie Els, and Phil Mickelson.

With each conquest, the wall got a little taller.

Things are clearly going the other way and I am wondering if the up and comers will feel the effect of Tiger's wall at all?

Tiger must now see himself as the kind of player who could seemingly rush his putt on a final green because of the buzz at the back of the green surrounding the winner.

Tiger must now see himself as the kind of player whose main line of defense (his caddie) is buds with his closest competitor.

Tiger, the guy who always said it's all about majors, must now see himself as the kind of player who corrects a post-round interviewer by saying that he won this year, and the win he's talking about was the Chevron.

If Tiger was to remain merely one of the best players on tour, things will change even more. For now, he's still the draw; the single biggest determinant to ratings and ticket sales and he knows it.

What would it be like for him to be just another really good player after 15 years of being the one?