Tiger Woods Set to Lose No. 1 World Ranking: Not For Long

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Published: October 11, 2010

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Tiger Woods’ off-the-course problems have finally come full circle in just under a year, and his nightmare will get worse on Halloween.

For the past five years, Woods has stood atop the World Golf Rankings at No. 1. Realistically, he hasn’t had to worry about his top spot for nearly half a decade.

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The media knew he was No. 1, the fans knew he was No. 1, fellow golfers knew he was No. 1, and he knew he was No. 1.

Well, the days of everyone just knowing and accepting the fact that Tiger Woods is No. 1 are over. The reason? Lee Westwood will take over Tiger’s No. 1 world ranking on Oct. 31, Halloween, of all days.

Although most of us didn’t expect to see this day until Tiger was well into his 40s, don’t expect to see Tiger hand over his spot for very long.

If there’s anything we know about Tiger Woods, it is that when his back is against the wall, he rises to the occasion.

All year, everyone was worried about Phil Mickelson knocking Tiger out of the top spot, but it never happened. Plenty of opportunity presented itself to Mickelson, but he just couldn’t capitalize.

Instead, it is Westwood who is now in position to steal Tiger’s spot. Although Westwood has been dealing with a calf injury and had to take some time off, Woods and Mickelson did little to separate themselves from him.



Although Tiger’s current reign has ended, it may not be long until a new one begins. On Nov. 4, the HSBC Champions Tournament begins in Shanghai, and with it comes a chance to reclaim his ranking.

Ask yourself how many times have you seen Tiger staring down a seemingly impossible putt or buried deep in a fairway bunker? Now think about how many of those moments, with his back against the wall, Tiger came through and did the inevitable, leavin...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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