2015 Masters: Do Not Count Tiger Woods out of Contending at Augusta National

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Published: April 3, 2015

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My, how foolish one would be to completely rule Tiger Woods out of contending for his fifth green jacket next week at Augusta National.

First and foremost, it has become abundantly clear that Woods is intending to play the Masters next week.

Buzz of Woods' impending decision to attend his 18th Masters as a professional began circulating on Monday morning when his plane was spotted at the Augusta Regional Airport.

Scott Michaux of The Augusta Chronicle initially broke the story when he reported that, “a plane matching the tail numbers of Tiger Woods’ Gulfstream G5 was parked in front of the terminal for private aircraft at Augusta Regional Airport on Tuesday morning.”

While this was, of course, interesting news at the time, one has to wonder when the tail numbers of a professional golfer’s private plane sitting on a tarmac at some small regional airport last made headlines around the world.

But then again, this is Woods we are talking about here.

Woods’ absence from last year’s Masters sent ticket prices plunging, while television ratings dropped to their lowest level since 1957. So, Woods’ plane spotted at the Augusta Regional Airport was indeed a big deal for anyone that is in anyway involved with the Masters event.

Bob Harig of ESPN.com then reported that Woods played an 18-hole practice round at Augusta National on Tuesday.

And Golfchannel.com is now reporting that Woods was spotted on the practice tee at Augusta National on Friday morning.

Although earlier in the week Harig reported that Woods’ agent Mark Steinberg said, "Tiger clearly is working hard and he will advise as to when he is ready to play competitively," it is obvious to most that Woods has every intention of lacing up his spikes and stepping onto the first tee at Augusta National next Thursday.

The question then becomes, how will Wo...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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