Tiger Woods – once a name that instantly defined greatness, it is now a name that reminds everyone just how easy it is to fall from grace.
With no Major titles since the US Open in 2008, Tiger has gone 12 Major events without lifting the trophy, the longest in his career - It took him just nine to pick up his first Major title. Can Tiger bounce back?
Even the great Jack Nicklaus, 18 times Major winner, went through rough spells. Between 1967 and 1970 Nicklaus failed to win a single major, despite having won seven in the space of five years. He also had barren spells between 1975 and 1978, as well as a five and a half year gap between his penultimate and final major title.
However, Tiger’s problems sit much deeper than performance. The death of his father in 2006 seemed to re-ignite his will to succeed, but following his much publicised affairs and divorce from Swedish model Elin Nordegren, Tiger no longer has anyone personal to support him.
Since his return to the PGA Tour, Tiger has occasionally shown the brilliance he was known and loved for, but those moments are few and far between. What Tiger does have on his side is his natural ability - arguably the best that has been, and the best that will ever be.
He has managed to make the top ten of Major Championships six times following his comeback, equalling the combined records of World number one and two golfers, Luke Donald and Lee Westwood over the same period.
Having grown up watching Tiger Woods at his best I hope he can return to the top. What is clear is that his next Major title will be his hardest.
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