As Tiger tries to win his 15th major this week at the PGA Championship and does his usual scripted public talking before and during it, it might be helpful to remember that he is the son of a soldier and is an expert in subterfuge. In other words, he`s not direct, not open, not forthcoming. I sometimes wonder if I`m a co-conspirator and an enabler, simply by passing along what he says. With Tiger, you really have to decide for yourself what`s going on.
Since coming back from (euphemism alert) his November 2009 hydrant thing, Woods has played 19 Tour events and has not won. Of course, for any other player, that`s no big deal, but Woods has set the bar crazily high. He has blamed his performance, particularly this year, on two main things: learning his new swing and healing his broken body.
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