Here’s my Masters preview for Cybergolf. I’ll have updates here all week, as well as two more long pieces for Cybergolf, so Happy Masters everyone:)
From the preview:
“Now, after Woods raced out to three early wins in 2013, the media, desperate for more casual eyeballs, are proclaiming him “back” with a paroxysm of hagiographic hero worship, some even pointing out that, based on their reading of the other 2013 major championship venues, Tiger stands a great chance of winning the Grand Slam.
There is a grain of truth to their hyperbole – the majors are the real litmus test for Tiger being “back.” He’s the one who made the majors his imprimatur, his birthright, his life’s work. There was even a time when he made the major championships his plaything. So he will be judged most accurately by the benchmark he set.
While Tiger-philes point to his 2012 and ’13 PGA Tour wins to support their argument he’s returned to form, most ardent fans and knowledgeable sportswriters – those with a sense of history – know Tiger isn’t truly back until he wins a major or two. He can win every “Bay Hill Shootout” and “Torrey Pines Classic” for the rest of his life, but they will be Pyrrhic victories if Jack Nicklaus’s record of 18 majors doesn’t fall.
Nevertheless, heading into this year’s Masters two things are certain about Woods: this is the steadiest golf he’s played since “You Know When,” and as someone with four green jackets he always plays well at Augusta National.”
