Tiger Woods Buzz Is Back in Full Force Despite Doubts at 2014 British Open

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Published: July 15, 2014

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HOYLAKE, England — Suddenly, golf is more than a four-letter word. It's an attraction, a mystery, a sport so significant ESPN is providing live coverage on its website of every shot hit by the man who's the cause of it all: Tiger Woods.

Tiger in the Open Championship—in a major for the first time this year—being held on the course, Royal Liverpool, where he won in 2006. The Return of the Tiger, film at 11.

The man is back, literally and maybe figuratively.

"He always adds a lot of buzz," said Rory McIlroy. Still, there's back, as in returning to competition, and there's back, as in returning to the top of the pack, where he hasn't been for a major in six years.

He's not going to win this one either, right? We were advised as much by Curtis Strange, Paul Azinger and Andy North, all major champions commenting for ESPN a few days ago in a network press conference.



Out more than three months after a March 31 microdiscectomy on his back, Woods recovered quickly enough to enter the Quicken Loans tournament at the end of June but missed the cut.

Not bad: two rounds before many thought he would be able to play one. Not good: failing to hit shots properly. Progress, but how much?

There was a time you didn't dare dismiss Tiger Woods, no matter the state of his body—he won the 2008 U.S. Open on a leg-and-a-half—or the state of his game. To paraphrase the Jim Croce lyrics, you didn't tug on Tiger's cape.

Now, everyone tugs away. The believers have become doubters.

"We haven't seen Tiger really, really play well in a while now, so...back injury, not playing well, hasn't played any competitive golf in over three months now, pushing four months, it's hard to expect anything out of anybody," Strange said on the ESPN conference call.

"I hope he makes the cut. I hope he hits solid shots. I hope he progress...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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