Firstly, for those who have not seen the video check out a six-year old Masters cap wearing Dubai youngster upstaging Tiger Woods and fellow Augusta National winning hero, Mark O’Meara on Friday afternoon on the Emirates Club range.

Here is the link to story and video:

http://www.golfbytourmiss.com/2014/01/tiger-woods-mark-omeara-upstaged-by-6-year-old-at-dubai-desert-classic-clinic/

Tiger Woods far from comfortable after three rounds of the Dubai Desert Classic. (Photo – Eoin Clarke/www.golffille.ie)

Woods was asked what he thought about the 6-year old after his third round here in Dubai.

“These kids are taking up golf at a very early age and I’ve seen more of that over in China than elsewhere else in the world, they are taking it seriously where they have all these academies and the government subsidizes these programs.

“It went from, some of these places I visited, a hundred kids to now thousands upon thousands of kids.

“With what the Chus are doing on Hainan Island, devoting an entire golf course to juniors, that’s what’s coming.

“That example out there yesterday is what’s going to happen.  And wait till you get kids who are big and athletic in the sport.”

However when asked if the 14-time Major winner takes any responsibility for the upsurge he commented:  “I wouldn’t say that.

“I would have to say more on the athletic side and training.  Most golfers have been fat and out of shape, and they don’t treat it as a sport.

“I grew up running track and cross-country and playing baseball, and if you didn’t train, you got your butt kicked.

“That’s the big difference, growing up with other sporting backgrounds where you have to train in order to compete and win.  I just took the same philosophy and applied it to golf and had a pretty good career so far.”