Optimism About Tiger Woods’ Return Feels Like Too Much, Too Soon

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Published: April 7, 2015

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Golf history already has been made this week at the Masters. After all, has there ever been such a whirlwind of golfing excitement created by two rounds of abbreviated practice?

That can happen only when it’s Tiger Woods who’s swinging the clubs, as he did for 11 holes on Monday and another nine on Tuesday.

And with the greatest golfer of the last 20 years pronouncing himself fit and cured of the chipping yips at a post-practice press conference, his legion of fans naturally wants to believe the good times are ready to roll again.

James Corrigan, golf writer for The Telegraph, wrote that “Woods could easily have shot a 30 on the front nine” in Monday’s practice.



Also leading the parade of optimists is Mark O’Meara, the 1998 Masters champion and Tiger's good friend, who practiced alongside Woods.

"He'll be nervous on Thursday. We all are," O'Meara said to ESPN's Bob Harig of Woods’ sudden return to competitive golf after two months away. "And under the gun it's always a little bit different. But never underestimate Tiger Woods."

Yes, Woods stunned us with a fourth-place tie in the 2010 Masters after a five-month layoff, but this time around that seems like way too much faith, way too soon.

Woods is 10 years removed from his fourth and last Masters title. He’s also seven years distanced from his last victory at a major.



But it was only two months ago that he withdrew from the Farmers Insurance Open after 11 holes in the first round. The week before he shot his all-time worst score as a pro, an 82 that trashed his effort to make the cut at the Waste Management Phoenix Open.

He’s wallowing at No. 111 in the world rankings, and in his last six starts he has missed three cuts, he has withdrawn twice and his only four-round finish placed him 69th.

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Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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