Will Tiger Woods Get Back to No. 1 at Arnold Palmer’s Bay Hill?

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Published: March 20, 2013

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Tiger Woods is setting his sights on reaching the pinnacle of the men’s game once again. 

Woods was No. 1 in the world for a total of 623 weeks, off and on, from 1998 to 2010 (mostly on). A total of 623 weeks is an astonishing length of time, longer than some PGA Tour careers.  

And this week, he has a chance to get back to the top.

As Tiger said today at Bay Hill,

To get back to No. 1, I’ve got to win his week. As far as getting back to No.1 and all that entails, it’s not easy to get there in the first place. I don’t think people really realize how hard it is to become No. 1 in the word.  But then to sustain it for a number of years is not easy as well.

Woods became No. 1 the first week of July in 1997.  He took over from Nick Faldo and then lost it to Greg Norman on Sept. 7 of that same season.  Norman finished out the year as world No. 1, but the first week of 1998, Tiger Woods reclaimed the top spot. He held it until after the Masters, when the mantle passed to Ernie Els.        

LPGA former-No. 1 Yani Tseng recently said it’s tough and lonely to be No. 1. Yet it’s a coveted spot, “You feel, I wouldn't say lonely is the word, but you're exposed.”

Ernie Els said about his time at the top, “People look at you and you're kind of the leader of the pack. In a way, you have to act accordingly. You have to show that you're No. 1 in your game. You've got to perform.”



After Woods lost his No. 1 ranking the first time, he got it back after the British Open in 1998.    

The next person to knock him off was David Duval.  That happened after Duval won The Players in 1999. 

“It is nice to be now ranked No. 1, but it is not—I guess I can—you all may believe me now, now that I have g...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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