How Long Will We Continue to Fall Victim to the Tiger Woods Tease?

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Published: July 14, 2015

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Here it comes again, right on schedule. The British Open starts Thursday, which means it's time for another delivery of optimism about Tiger Woods finally winning his 15th major championship.

This train is never late to the station, and its arrival is always anxiously awaited by Tiger's eternally hopeful legion of fans. That's remarkable, considering there's little reason to believe it won't just be another shipment of false promises and unmet expectations.

The staunch Tiger believers are like folks who see a weather forecast that calls for a 95 percent chance of rain and focus on the 5 percent chance of clear skies.

And the latest rays of sunshine to catch their eyes stem largely from two things. One is recent and mildly relevant. The other, by golfing standards, is ancient history.

Yes, Tiger did navigate the Greenbrier Classic two weekends ago without having the wheels come off like they did during his missed-cut trip to the U.S. Open. Also, Tiger did sail through his first bogey-free round since 2013 while in West Virginia. And his short game produced eye-catching numbers for "proximity to the hole," which a USA Today headline touted as the stat that shows Tiger "might be closer to winning than you think."

That's a whole lot of excitement over a 32nd-place finish.



The second big factor allegedly in Tiger's favor is this British Open will be played at St. Andrews, the "home of golf," where Woods has claimed two of his major titles.

So here's a trivia question: Where hasn't Tiger won?

Wouldn't it be great if all it took for Tiger to win was to return to the site of a previous victory? He could just fire a dart at a map, blindfolded, and then hop on a private plane and be on his way.

Reality check: Tiger's last win at St. Andrews was in 2005. How long ago was that? Well, the respective MVPs of the NFL and NBA that year were Shaun Alexander a...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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