How Will Tiger Woods’ 2013 Season Be Judged After Poor FedEx Cup Performance?

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Published: September 22, 2013

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One of the most confounding and uneven seasons in Tiger Woods’ illustrious career closed with a resounding thud on Sunday in the finale of the 2013 FedEx Cup playoffs at East Lake Golf Club.

Tiger’s 22nd-place finish among 30 players in the season-ending Tour Championship dropped him from first place in the FedEx standings to second behind Henrik Stenson. More importantly, it ended any hope the world No. 1 had of finishing a drama-filled roller coaster season on a high note.



Instead, Tiger is left with an empty ending to his 2013 campaign that, despite five PGA Tour victories and a return to the top of the world rankings, can only be viewed as a disappointment when measured against the very standards the world’s best player sets for himself.

For the fifth straight year, Woods failed to win a major championship, extending his drought to 18 consecutive starts. He also dealt with multiple injuries and was mired in a pair of rules controversies that, to some, cast a shadow on his on-course credibility.

The bitter icing on that rather distasteful cake was his struggles in the playoffs, which he began more than a month ago with a sizable lead and seemed destined to win. That opportunity finally disappeared amid poor putting, wayward driving and all-around listless play at East Lake.



A third FedEx Cup title wasn't going to erase the disappointment of failing to win a major for the first time since the 2008 U.S. Open. Yet it would have provided a measure of redemption for Woods, who must feel like this year has been a frustrating tale of two players from start to finish.

By normal measure, a five-win PGA Tour season is a career year worthy of wide acclaim. By Tiger standards, however, the lack of a major championship and all the other static that disrupted his year time and again are hard to overlook in accessing a final grade.

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Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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