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5 reasons Tiger Woods’ comeback will be a disaster

By Adam Jacobs

SAN DIEGO - JUNE 16: Tiger Woods reacts by falling to his knees despite his knee injury after missing his birdie putt on the 19th hole of the playoff during the playoff round of the 108th U.S. Open at the Torrey Pines Golf Course (South Course) on June 16, 2008 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)
SAN DIEGO - JUNE 16: Tiger Woods reacts by falling to his knees despite his knee injury after missing his birdie putt on the 19th hole of the playoff during the playoff round of the 108th U.S. Open at the Torrey Pines Golf Course (South Course) on June 16, 2008 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images) /
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Sep 9, 2016; Carmel, IN, USA; Rory McIlory and Jordan Spieth talk on the 15th green during the continuation of the first round of the BMW Championship at Crooked Stick GC. Mandatory Credit: Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 9, 2016; Carmel, IN, USA; Rory McIlory and Jordan Spieth talk on the 15th green during the continuation of the first round of the BMW Championship at Crooked Stick GC. Mandatory Credit: Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports /

1. Quality of Competition

Tiger Woods made golf an international hit and by doing so created his competition. When Tiger was destroying the world back in the early 2000’s, he was such a spectacle that golf suddenly became cool. Before it was a rich person’s game, played at the country club, but Tiger’s success made golf accessible to the world. Finally, top-tier athletes were choosing to play golf and that’s why he is no longer the greatest player in the world.

Tiger’s play was defined by long accurate drives, incredible short game and a fierce competitiveness that couldn’t be matched. He was the best athlete on the course, plan and simple. That was the young Tiger Woods, before all the injuries and sex addictions took over.

The current crop of young talent in the PGA is phenomenal and they all owe something to Tiger. He inspired a generation of athletes to pick up the game of golf and now these players have matured into top-notch competition. He can’t outplay his opposition anymore and his mental game is shaky as well.

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Tiger plans to make his return this October at the Safeway Open in Napa, CA and I can’t wait for it to be a disaster. If I were a betting man, I’d put my money on him not making the cut. I will definitely tune in to see the horror and see if my prediction was correct.

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