2010 Ryder Cup: Will Tiger Woods Have His Mojo Back?

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Published: September 30, 2010

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So Rory McIlroy and the European Ryder Cup team want a crack at Tiger Woods, do they?  A chance to kick the world No. 1 and captain’s pick to the U.S. squad—now there’s a contradiction in terms for you—around the course while he’s down?

Don’t bet on it.

I’m not a hunter, but my hunter friends tell me that at no time are they more in danger than when approaching or trying to corner a wounded but still mobile predator.  And so, most of the time, they don’t even bother.  Better to wait it out and let the animal expire on its own, if it’s going to, than to try to hasten the process and risk life or limb.

Tiger Woods is that wounded animal.

True, Tiger’s wounds are largely self-inflicted, and there’s no question that since returning from scandal and his self-imposed exile he has yet to regain the form that has made him the world’s greatest golfer and the odds-on favorite to win any event he enters.  But time heals all wounds that aren’t fatal, and in Tiger’s case, the longer he goes without winning, the closer he is to doing so.

Yogi Berra wasn’t talking about golf when he said, “Baseball is ninety percent mental, and the other half is physical,” but he might as well have been, and Tiger is the perfect case study. 

Few sports psychologists would argue the point that his struggles are almost entirely mental, which seems strange considering Tiger’s carrying card, his greatest advantage over his opponents, has been his mental toughness, his ability to focus and will himself to winning in the clutch when so many others fold under the pressure. 

That said, it’s reassuring, refreshing even, that Tiger hasn’t been dominating as usual in the wake of his personal troubles.  It’s made him more human and suggests that, contrary to popular belief, wi...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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