Tiger Woods: Why He’s Back and Can Still Be Better Than Ever

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Published: June 4, 2012

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A red shirt, a fist pump and a trophy. Despite his "transgressions" and everything that's come since to stain his legacy, that's how the Tiger Woods story will be told to our grandchildren.

Woods brought it back to life on Sunday—with a swashbuckling, come-from-behind triumph at the Memorial that tells us his history-making is not yet resigned to history. Not by a long way.

If you thought he was finished, what were you thinking?

Here stands arguably the most gifted ball-striker of all time. Inner demons, persistent injuries and an obsession with swing changes have made him appear human again, but there were signs on Sunday Woods is in sight of his former self.

It was his second win of the year, following his drought-breaking, 923-days-in-the-making victory at the Arnold Palmer Invitational in March—and it moved Woods back up to fourth in the world rankings.

If his first win of 2012 paid homage to Arnie, the second was for Jack Nicklaus—who in handing Woods the Memorial trophy for a record fifth time saw the eternal pretender to his throne join him at joint second place on the all-time PGA Tour wins.

Talk about courting history.

For now, Woods and Nicklaus both have 73, but on the evidence of his display at Muirfield Village, Woods will leave that number before the summer is out. Sam Snead's total of 82 will surely be eclipsed within five years, too.

After a flat third round of 73, which left him four shots off the lead, Woods needed to summon the player he once was to win on Sunday.

There was a fast start, but then a familiar wobble. And with dropped shots at the eighth and 10th came a timely reminder that, where the post-scandal Woods is concerned, certainties are no longer certainties.

The question had been asked. But this time Woods drew an answer, not from the player who has consistently toiled to disappointment since winning the Austra...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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