Tiger Woods Facing More Questions Than Answers After Poor 2014 British Open

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Published: July 20, 2014

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Tiger Woods traveled to Royal Liverpool Golf Club in Hoylake, England, last week hoping to use the 2014 British Open to pin down some answers to the many questions swirling around his golf future.

Instead, all his final score of six over par for the tournament did was stir up more questions.

Is he really healthy? Did he come back too soon from March 31 back surgery that sidelined him for three months? Will he ever win another major?

And last but certainly not least, should he be included on this year's U.S. Ryder Cup team?

Of course, no one has all the answers.



But some pretty good educated guesses are, no, he's not yet 100 percent healthy or even close to it—although he does appear to be getting better. Maybe he came back too soon, maybe not.

And yes, he's only 38, and the smart money here is on him winning two more majors before he's done playing. But he'll fall short of Jack Nicklaus' record of 18 that once seemed a sure bet for him to not only match but surpass like a wind gust blowing in from the Irish Sea passes over the Hoylake golf course he just played.

The easiest answer, though, is the one to the Ryder Cup question. There is no way Woods should be included unless he shocks the world by suddenly rising up to play a whole lot better at the WGC-Bridgestone and PGA Championship tournaments.

And other than an opening-round 69 at the British Open that might have been a 66 if he hadn't missed a few very makable putts, Woods has given very little indication that he's ready to make that happen.

Naturally, Woods feels differently.

After missing a sizable chunk of the season following his back surgery, he is well aware that he remains way outside the top nine in FedEx points, a group which automatically makes the U.S. team. He realizes that after his disappointing 69th-place finish in the British Open, he will need to rally at th...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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