Tiger Woods: The Phoenix Rises from the Ashes

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Published: March 26, 2013

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The Phoenix is the immortal bird that, when it dies, bursts into flames and is reborn from its own ashes.

After his record-tying eighth win at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, Tiger Woods has risen from the ashes and returned to his familiar spot on top of the Official World Golf Rankings. This marked the 11th time Woods moved to the top of the rankings, but the first time since October 2010.

That was one month before the one-year anniversary of 'The Crash'—the now infamous incident when Woods crashed his SUV into a tree early in the morning of Nov. 27, 2009 after leaving his residence in Isleworth.

That sparked a series of events that pushed him into a world of hurt and put strain on his marriage—it led to his eventual divorce after a five-year marriage to Elin Nordegren. His personal problems and injuries affected his game—subsequently, he fell from the top of the world rankings, dropping to No. 58 in Nov. 2011.

Many buried him in a sports sense, doubted him and called for his demise, anticipating the end of his golf career. It started a desperate search against time for an unblemished, promising star that would replace Woods' golf supernova. 

Woods had dominated the golf world, winning 14 majors while recording 623 weeks on top of the world rankings. More than anything else, he was an imposing and intimidating force that struck the look of defeat on his opponents.

During the past 124 weeks that passed since Woods was No. 1 for the last time, four players have spent time as the top ranked player in the world. Luke Donald spent a total of 55, Rory McIlroy 39, Lee Westwood 22 and Martin Kaymer eight.

There is still some of the same people that counted him out, that will not call his comeback complete until he wins a major again, something he hasn't done since the 2008 U.S. Open.

Well, his first major win might be as near as The Masters at Augusta in two we...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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