First off let me say that I love Rosaforte's style of writing in this book as well as in his articles in Golf World magazine. Most of the time he just states the facts and quotes from certain players and then let's you decide for yourself what they may or may not have meant by them.

Although not a huge Tiger fan, I thoroughly enjoyed reading "Raising the Bar". The first 150 pages or so were reminiscent of "The Making of a Champion" which Rosaforte wrote in 1996. There were some great quotes though that I had not seen before as the author takes you through Tiger's junior day's in golf up through 1999 and his early years on the PGA Tour. The last 150 pages take you through the 2000, 9 win, season that Tiger just had and gets you inside each and every tournament he participated in. You learn a good deal about "Butchie", Butch Harmon, and why their relationship works and you can see the maturation of Tiger from 1996 to the present. This section of the book is also filled with some awesome quotes which I really enjoy reading.

Tiger has definitely "raised the bar" since turning pro in 1996. He's made the game more profitable for everyone and he's caused many of the top players in the world to rededicate themselves so they can compete with him each week. It's already paying dividends for guys like DL III, Phil Mickelson and Brad Faxon. I think it will be a great year on tour in 2001 because of the standard Tiger set last year.