Tiger Woods Faces Pressure in Return to Major with Personal British Open Feed

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Published: July 12, 2014

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On Thursday, Tiger Woods makes his highly anticipated return to Royal Liverpool Golf Club in Hoylake, England, as he's set to make his first start of the year in a major.

The last time Woods won an Open Championship was in 2006 at Royal Liverpool, but this year comes with a new challenge.

Woods will be under a heavy amount of pressure due to his personal British Open feed on ESPN3.

USA Today tweeted the details:



This will give us a close look at golf's most polarizing figure, as each stoke he accumulates over the tournament will be available for viewing—and scrutiny.

Woods was already under a great deal of duress due to his ongoing recovery from back surgery. He made a brief appearance at the Quicken Loans National this year, but after rounds of 74 and 75, he missed the cut, failing to gain momentum and confidence heading into the upcoming major.



Due to his injury and recent on-course struggles, Woods lost his grasp of the world's No. 1 ranking and now sits at No. 7 overall.

These factors alone give Woods plenty to overcome, but the addition of his own personal feed on ESPN just adds to the pressure.

So, is it realistic to think Tiger can actually compete in the 2014 Open Championship?

Former coach Hank Haney recently gave his thoughts on Woods during an interview with The Scotsman, via Farrell Evans of ESPN.com:

That he isn't going to play competitively in the two weeks running up to the Open speaks to the fact that he doesn't care as much as he used to. Still, you can't win if you don't enter. Maybe he will catch lightning in a bottle. But I really think he is using the Open to get ready for the PGA at Valhalla next month. That's a much more realistic target for him.

He hasn't practiced much for almost a year now. He took time off at the end of last season, played a bit, then got hurt. So he ...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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