Why WGC-Bridgestone 2014 Is the Perfect Tuneup for Tiger Woods

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Published: July 29, 2014

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If Tiger Woods was a car, he would be more like a beat-up jalopy than the high-flying Testarossa he once was. When people tune in to watch him now, it is not so much to see if he will win as it is to see when he will crash. 

The WGC-Bridgestone, where he has won a remarkable eight times, provides the perfect opportunity for the 38-year-old Tiger to clear off some of the rust that has come with age and injury. It is his chance to show that he can still speed past the rest of the pack.

After a dismal performance at 2014 The Open Championship, where he shot three consecutive over-par rounds (77-73-75) and finished 69th, Tiger can use the WGC event as a touchstone for better play and perhaps become a member of the Ryder Cup team.

Yet he has numerous problems going into the event that he has to work on in order to rise back to a position of prominence. He is currently ranked 214th in the FedEx Cup rankings and ninth in the Official World Golf Ranking. 

At this rate, he will probably be left off the Ryder Cup team. Tom Watson, the Ryder Cup captain, said that after his weak performance at The Open Championship, Woods needs to step up his game in order to be selected to the team. 



"He's not in the mix. He needed to get in the mix to get some points, to get some money and get in the FedExCup," Watson said, per Dave Shedloski of Golf Digest (h/t Sporting News). "That was what I was hoping he was doing this week."

He has played in only two tournaments since returning from back surgery. He didn’t make the cut at the Quicken Loans National, and, of course, his play at The Open Championship was suspect. 

His swing is off, his short game needs work, and let’s not talk about his putting.

His swing issues have been the basis of many articles and analyses over the years. He has changed his swing many times and employed a variety of coa...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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