What to Make of Tiger Woods’ Up-and-Down Weekend at 2014 WGC-Cadillac

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Published: March 10, 2014

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Here we are a little more than a week out from Tiger Woods' withdrawal from the Honda Classic, an act spawned by back pain and one that sparked worldwide concern as to Woods' future and the future of the game itself.

The core back issues Woods is dealing with, and the accompanying spasms, were not going to go away in the few days he had for treatment and rest before teeing it up Thursday at the WGC-Cadillac Championship at Doral.

Maybe he felt a sense of obligation as defending champion to play at Doral. You get the impression that Woods doesn't really have much of a sense of obligation other than to his children, but what other explanation could there be for him to have played there?



We understand this is his preparation time for the Masters and that he's followed this routine for years.

But these aren't "those" years anymore. His age is 38, his body has been beaten and bruised on the way to greatness and just like his life has changed completely over the last five years, his golf life has changed as well, and he's going to need to change with it.

Woods played at Doral with mixed results, at best.

He opened with a struggling 76, followed with a ho-hum 73 in difficult conditions. Both of those were not unfamiliar to Woods and the way his game had been to this point in the season, but he was scrutinized very carefully every step he took.

As Woods has done many times over the years, he shocked the world on Saturday, putting up a 66 that looked an awful lot like one of the rounds he would routinely post when he used to dominate the game.

And then he tweaked the back and hobbled his way to a 78 on Sunday afternoon.

So what did we learn from this week that was supposed to feature the debut of new Doral?

We learned that when Woods' back is somewhat calm and the spasms have been quieted he can play some pretty quality golf. A 73 in the strong...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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