Official "Tiger Returns" Thread

[Shindig]

If Tiger "returns to golf" at the Tavistock Cup.....he needs to lose his man card.

Given his reason for absence, I don't think we can justify that loss.

[RichF]

Tavistock Cup teams have been announced: 9 players have been confirmed for Isleworth...with a 'TBA' for the 10th player.

[Three Putt]

Given his reason for absence, I don't think we can justify that loss.

He was shooting fish in a barrel......

[jwolf02]

Just announced his return at the Masters. Surprise surprise...

edit: link - http://sports.espn.go.com/golf/news/story?id=4999991

[topspin4hand]

Just arranged my schedule so I'm off on April 8th to watch. lol

[iacas]

Here's how the betting shook out.

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[DavidFehertysBike]

I would have liked to see him in that club tavistock thing, first. IMO, he is going to struggle to make the cut at the masters. Showing up at a major after a soul crushing personal hit and 5 months off too boot? Nobobdy is that good.

[topspin4hand]

I would have liked to see him in that club tavistock thing, first. IMO, he is going to struggle to make the cut at the masters. Showing up at a major after a soul crushing personal hit and 5 months off too boot? Nobobdy is that good.

Good point... can someone refresh my memory on how Tiger fared in his 1st tourney back after the ACL reconstruction? Different circumstances but I can't remember at all.

[iacas]

I would have liked to see him in that club tavistock thing, first. IMO, he is going to struggle to make the cut at the masters. Showing up at a major after a soul crushing personal hit and 5 months off too boot? Nobobdy is that good.

From the article: "By choosing the Masters, Woods will skip next week's Arnold Palmer Invitational, which he has won the last two years and six times overall. He also skipping next week's Tavistock Cup, an exhibition played at Isleworth."

Anyway, I don't buy into the bullcrap about rust and "needing a warm-up." Tiger doesn't need a warm-up. It's a convenient excuse. This doesn't compare to the U.S. Open in 2006 - he didn't touch a club for months.

Good point... can someone refresh my memory on how Tiger fared in his 1st tourney back after the ACL reconstruction? Different circumstances but I can't remember at all.

It was the Match Play. His driving sucked. He lost to Tim Clark in the second round. But look at the Match Play in other years - top seeds often bow out early. It's the nature of Match Play. He was T9 at Doral and then he won in his third event back at Bay Hill last year.

Remember, too, the Masters is a major with a smaller field and quite a few ceremonial golfers even still (and I'm including some of the Asian players and stuff they use to bump the "international" appeal). He's won it four times. It's a major, so a lot of others don't have the mental capacity to play well in it.

[bunkerputt]

Tiger returns at Augusta. I bet all my rep points.

[ElWagonne]

Can we go double or nothing on Mr. Woods' first non-major event?

[BSH]

Smart move.....given all the potential heckling that might have taken place at the Arnold Palmer or some other 'normal' event, the Augusta folk won't tolerate much of that from their "patrons". Maybe that's an intentional/strategic move.

Personally, I hope the man plays well. I can't even comprehend the level of embarassment and shame he must feel. I mean really, I have a hard time apologizing to my wife and/or kids when I've acted like an a-hole, let alone under a global microscope.

With that said, this is gonna be a lot of fun to watch. I can't wait to hear who his playing partner is in that 1st round....

[Neil]

Delighted to read this news. It'll be great to have Tiger back on the golf course.

[topspin4hand]

I'm wondering how many interruptions he'll have to deal with during his backswing over the course of a round. Under his normal circumstances, he already gets as many swings interrupted than other player on Tour. Even though it's Augusta, I'm thinking we could a third of his tee shots interrupted ...

[dragonflyin]

Apparently the Masters is also going to be the first event televised in 3D. For sure the most watched golf event in history, perhaps the most watched sports event outside of the Superbowl, World Cup, and Olympics Opening Ceremony.

[RCF]

This is great news and it all makes sense. Augusta is all about golf and that's the way it should be. I just want to watch him play golf and don't care about anything else.

[Titleist Man]

Ill bet EVERY ONE of my rep points that he returns for the masters...ok??

[RCF]

CBS expects Tiger's return to be among biggest events of decade

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/201...ods/index.html