Tiger Woods Faces Uphill Battle in Pursuit of British Open 2013 Victory

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Published: July 16, 2013

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It’s been more than five years since the No. 1 golfer in the world last secured a major tournament victory. Despite entering the British Open as the odds-on favorite to end that drought, the task won’t be easy.

Tiger Woods’ recent failures have been well documented. While Woods has already won four tournaments this year (including the Players Championship), the 37-year-old has come up well short in major tournament play, finishing tied for fourth at the Masters and flailing at the U.S. Open en route to a 32nd-place finish.

A big story from that event was Woods’ apparent elbow injury that left him grimacing in pain on several occasions throughout the weekend.



According to Paul Newberry of The Washington Times, Woods’ elbow is “good to go,” however, and the three-time British Open winner’s confidence is still very much intact.

Woods may claim to be as confident as ever, but his recent performance in majors should suggest otherwise. The British Open is just another tournament, but it’s really not.

At this point, the only thing Woods has left to do is chase down Jack Nicklaus’ record of 18 major tournament wins. The longer he goes without adding to his total, the more pressure is going to mount.



That pressure may have exhibited itself at the U.S. Open. While no one was able to conquer Merion’s tight fairways and daunting greens, Woods looked especially shaky with the flat stick—something that hasn’t necessarily been an issue this year.

As quoted by Nick Masuda of GolfWeek, via Fox Sports, even Woods admitted he struggled with those greens, particularly in adjusting the speed of his putts to the ever-changing moisture levels of Merion’s grainy greens:

I struggled with the speed all week. These greens are grainy. It's one of the older bent grasses, creeping bent. So it...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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