Tiger Woods: With No Major Victories, What’s Left for Him in 2013?

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Published: August 14, 2013

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Tiger Woods probably had so much steam coming out of his ears after leaving Rochester, NY, that he didn't need jet fuel for the plane home.

It's been a great PGA Tour season for him—five victories—but a lousy major season because Woods doesn't include The Players in his major count. ( We, here in Ponte Vedra, count The Players since it's the toughest field all year on a really hard golf course. )

Woods has five more events that count in 2013: the FedEx Cup series and his own tournament in December. If you want to count the Presidents Cup, that's six.

Because of the way the tournaments are slotted this year for the FedExCup, the top golfers are encouraged to play all of the Playoff events. The first two, The Barclays and Deutsche Bank are separated by a rest week before the BMW and the Tour Championship. Then there's a week off before the Presidents Cup.

That change is a good one for guys who have been basically on the road from the British Open through the PGA Championship. Previously, it was just too much golf packed into too short a window.

Woods has just committed to Barclays and Deutsche Bank raises money for his education foundation, so he will be there. The BMW is the lead-up event to the Tour Championship. Even golfers who might skip the first or second event don't typically skip BMW because it establishes final pecking order for the Tour Championship and because of the $10 million, season-ending pot of gold.

Anybody in the top five coming out of BMW is in a great position to win the $10 million plus more than another million for a victory at the Tour Championship. It could be a $15 million month for anyone who can run the tables.    

For Woods, there's more at stake than just the titles.

While Tiger Woods doesn't need the money, he might want some extra cash to back his tournament in December. He's been out of pocket for the pr...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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