UH OH!
Regards,
Tiger Woods’ alarm clock
IS HE BACK?
Never awaken a sleeping, man-eating Tiger. Many people in sports media have spent the last two years dancing on Tiger Woods’ grave. Many sports fans began to write Tiger off. Jack Nicklaus began sleeping comfortably, assured his record of 18 major tournament victories was once again safe.
Many people formerly in Woods circle began to burn their bridges and cash in on their relationships with Woods by writing tell-all books and throwing Woods under the bus for their own self-promotion, assuming there was limited upside remaining from being on Woods’ good side. Many golfers let go of the sense of fear and intimidation that Woods’ put into his opponents for more than 10 years. Many up and comers, such as Rory McIlroy, perhaps saw a window of opportunity to ascend to the throne of golfing superstars while veterans, such as Phil Mickelson, may have seen an opportunity to sit in the throne momentarily.
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| Not so fast my friend! 1 |
Tiger Woods’ prospects at future golf dominance may have been left for dead. Then, in January, Woods placed third at Abu Dubai (a non-PGA event) in January. (UH OH!)
Woods then placed 15th at Pebble Beach, followed by a 17th place showing in the Accenture Match Play Championship, both in February. (Whew….)
In March, Woods finished second in the Honda Classic. (UH OH!) Only to have to withdraw from the WGC Cadillac Championship due to injury a week later. (Whew….)
Yesterday, Tiger Woods won the Arnold Palmer Invitational, his first PGA Tour event win in over two years. UH OHHHHHH!
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| UH OH! 2 |
TUNE UP FOR AUGUSTA
Tiger Woods appears to be getting his mojo back at the right time, before the PGA’s first major tournament of the year. Rory McIlroy, Phil Mickelson, and any dark horse who aspires to win the prized green jacket will now have to contend with the renewed confidence of Tiger Woods. Woods has a long way to go before returning to the dominant status he enjoyed throughout the 2000s. He has an even longer way to go before reaching Nicklaus’ record.
But the journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step. The road back to the top for Tiger started with a PGA win. Other golfers on the PGA Tour? Come on…you can say it in unison, guys! “UH OH!!!”
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| McIlroy: You're back? Woods: Yep McIlroy: Uh oh.... 3 |
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