Tiger Woods’ Simplistic Approach to the Game Yields Best Results in Long Time

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Published: August 2, 2015

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It’s the new Tiger Woods normal.

Rather than making headlines for winning or contending at PGA Tour events, the 14-time major champion’s future these days becomes fodder for diagnosis after nearly every swing he takes.

A 17th-place tie at the Masters set optimistic wheels spinning in April, before an ugly round of 85 at the Memorial and an equally unsightly 80 at the U.S. Open prompted Paul Azinger to label him "a hack."

The tumult was similar at the Quicken Loans National, where the positivity of Woods’ 68-66 start was soon ebbed by a Saturday 74. He then returned somewhat, thanks to a final-round 68 that both provided his second-best finish of the year (tied for 18th) and had him insisting even better days remain imminent.

“It’s a process,” he told CBS analyst Nick Faldo after Sunday’s round. “The goal is to eventually get into contention week in and week out and then eventually start winning golf tournaments again. That’s how I’ve done it throughout my career, and I’ve had some pretty good years.”

Aside from the buoyancy, it was the least convoluted the 39-year-old has sounded in a while, too.



Coincidentally (or not), Woods made news by arriving to the suburban Washington, D.C., event without swing consultant Chris Como, with whom he began working eight months ago in the latest bid to regain major-winning mojo he’s not possessed since capturing the U.S. Open seven years ago.

Butch Harmon was Woods’ coach at the outset of his pro career before he made a switch to Hank Haney in 2004. Sean Foley replaced Haney in 2010 and remained in the fold for four years. Tiger hired Como in November.



Woods insisted Como’s absence did not mean a split had occurred or was anticipated, but the three rounds in the 60s at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Club featured some of his ...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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