Tiger Woods: If Tiger Never Regains His Form, Will He Walk Away from Golf?

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Published: May 19, 2011

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The U.S. Open is a month away, and as great as the Masters is, I still believe that our national open is the most prestigious event in the sport.

The rough is absurdly thick, the greens are as fast as the playing surface of a hockey rink, the fairways are barely wide enough for a threesome to walk down. It's the truest, toughest test of golf in the world.

So there is no better, or more fitting, place for Tiger Woods to snap his slump than next month when the Open returns to Congressional CC.

And a win at the Maryland course would do a great deal more than simply snap his long drought without a major (three years) or a Tour win (almost two years).

If he does rebound from the swing changes, the injuries, and the personal life struggles to win at Congressional, he will tie Jack Nicklaus, Ben Hogan, Bobby Jones, and Willie Anderson as the only men to claim four US Open crowns.

Even if he doesn't win a major this year or the next, I think Tiger will still recover and win multiple majors. No athlete has more drive or more dedication and since he's only 35 (which is still young for a game that has featured many major championship winners in their late 40s) he will have plenty of opportunities.

He'll never again contend for a Tiger Slam or win 10 tournaments a season, but he can still be a dominant player on the Tour.

For me, it's not about his mindset or his swing changes or his putting problems, the only thing stopping him from returning to No. 1 in the world status is his lower body health, specifically those frequently bothersome and operated-on knees.

As hard as it is for me to believe, if his ailments continue to hamper his game, I could see Woods walking away from the Tour long before he and the public are ready.

And I'm not talking about Woods reaching a point where it's too painful for him to play or too hard for him to stand up and walk 18—although if Ben Hogan...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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