I wish one could say for sure that Tiger Woods, who hasn’t played competitive golf since the 2015 Wyndham Championships, is going to tee it up as scheduled at this year’s Hero World Championships in just over two weeks.
Woods, who is hoping to break his longest ever absence from golf of 15 months, in a recent discussion with Stephen Colbert said assuredly “I’ll be there playing”.
It’s amazing to recap what has occurred in the world of golf in Tiger’s absence. We have seen the swift rise then temporary plateau of Jordan Spieth, the ascent then injury of Jason Day, the awaited coming of Dustin Johnson, the return of conviction for Rory Mcllroy, and the steady intensification of the quality many other exceptional players. Matsuyama, Stenson, Reed, Scott…