Mark Hayes of the MELBOURNE HERALD-SUN has a predictive story today about the return to golf by Tiger Woods.
Tiger Woods is poised to make a shock return to competitive golf in a fortnight at the Accenture Match Play Championship in Arizona.
Only a fortnight after allegedly checking into a sex addiction clinic in Mississippi, the world No. 1 is set to stun the world by returning to the Dove Mountain course where he made his comeback from knee surgery last year.
There are strengthening whispers that it will be in the $9.54 million World Golf Championship event, won last year by Melbourne’s Geoff Ogilvy and one of the most prestigious titles outside the major championships.
You just knew there had to be an Aussie angle in there somewhere!
Hayes also reports: “as a matchplay event, it’s more for the purists than perhaps a ‘regular’ tour event would be, diminishing his chances of being harassed.”
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Similarly, if he was to play badly in round one, he could “disappear” again rather than sit in the glare of the media spotlight until the mid-tournament cut.
And, logistically, it would take away the immediate pre-Masters heat that WILL come when he tees up again.
Hayes’ report is short of any new information that would cause me to believe it. Not to mention his amusingly naive assertion that returning via the Accenture would lessen the media glare and take pressure off Woods’ next Masters appearance.
The one thing in Hayes’ favor though is that when Woods comes back, it will almost certainly come without warning, so whomever reports it first will be viewed as dubious.
11:15 am on February 3rd, 2010
He wont be there, unless he has a 9 hole course on that boat, he aint comin back soon
12:02 pm on February 3rd, 2010
He better be prepared for some harsh treatment. I’m sure there will be a welcome wagon around, but if he doesn’t release a public statement before he pops up again, he’ll be in a heap of evil eyes.
1:38 pm on February 3rd, 2010
Tiger will not be able to just show up and play an event without advance notice. The Tour requires that an event’s field be set the Friday before, so at the very least, the frenzy will begin the weekend before Tiger’s first event back.
1:43 pm on February 3rd, 2010
@Jack b
I politely disagree, Most golf tourneys are held on private grounds, these guys are well protected from everyone except from Rich 60 plus white guy that had a few drinks in the members only bar and whats to impress his buddies with one loud obnoxious comment. ( that happens all the time).
If you’ve ever been to a high end Golf tourney, you know they will snatch signs out of your hand at the door, ask you to leave if youre taking photos with your camera phone, tell you to leave if you decide to take a short cut and NOT stay on the path, escort you out if you yell anything thing other than…GET UP…GET IN THERE…OOOOOOHHH….YEAAAHH!..or ITS IN THE HOLE.
And believe me Tiger has up to six gallery embedded plain clothes security ( as of two years ago ) he’ll probably have 10 now, guys waiting for someone to get out of line.
And plus anyone that DOES NOT LIKE TIGER but wants to follow Tiger around for 18 holes four days in a row is an idiot, ( THATS 3.8 MILES PER DAY 15.2 Miles total ) Thats more than half a marathon.
I would never walk 15 miles to silently let someone know I can stand them.
Follow the guy you do like…not the guy you don’t.
1:50 pm on February 3rd, 2010
I hope nobody shouts ” In the hole!!!!’
4:36 pm on February 3rd, 2010
As if Tiger is going to lose the first round against some hump (again) … Stupid story by Haynes
12:33 am on February 4th, 2010
Son Get up off your ass. This will not be the last time you find yourself making bad choice’s and being judged by your peers and fans. Ask to be forgiven and start a new [ Tiger] . Under covering dirt on any one,is easy,only God Almighty can be your judge.All the young golfers,and old ones to,will always need you . Take all those millions ,build schools,feed the poor and hungry,and hold your head up high—————— I love you and I’m very proud that your my Son
9:21 pm on February 6th, 2010
If Tiger was plugging into one his women in Dubai can he go back?? Isn’t sex out of marriage and Adultery punishable by death in the Middle East???