Tiger’s back. At least, that’s what everyone said after Woods claimed his fourth Masters victory in April and then dominated the British Open field last month. But last weekend, on a long course seemingly built for his game, Tiger nearly missed the cut after opening the tournament at five-over Thursday and finished tied with Davis Love for fourth at two-under, two strokes behind Phil Mickelson.
Of course, the fact that Woods was even in contention shows just how well he played after the opening-round disaster, shooting 69-66-68 to round out the weekend. Still, while Tiger certainly appears to be the best player in the world once again, everyone waiting for the 1999-2002 Tiger Woods to reemerge could be disappointed because we may never see that version again. Instead, it may be more accurate to call Woods the greatest player of his generation rather than the greatest player of all time.
