We can hate him or love him but we cannot ignore him. That is the superfluous personality of the greatest golfer we have ever seen. His entry into the world of golf 10 years ago was an enigma to his fellow golfers and audience. He won the U.S. Open then in an unimaginable 15 shots. He did something the next year which even the legendary Jack Nicklaus could not do. He won all the four major championship that year. His life has never been the same since.
The match 10 years ago was a one man’s race, and the scenario is entirely different 10 years down the line. Masters champion Phil Mickelson is closing on Woods number one ranking. On the other hand, Tiger Woods, on Friday was fighting to make the cut and might be visible on Sunday having an early tee with finishing players.
Tiger Woods has a stiff neck, and is without a swing coach to help him in these times of despair. Woods, who handled the Pebble Beach astonishingly simply a decade ago, seems lost somewhere amidst the heap that has burdened him in the past few months.
He is no more the man he once was. He had an ambition and gleam in his eyes, and the only sentences that came out of his mouth were never caught up in the camera. Today he jokes and chats with his fellow players, and the fear in the eyes of his competitors has been replaced with pity; pity for the wonderful swing that got lost somewhere down the line.
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