Tiger ‘gets even better when challenged’

ANYONE who has observed the world’s No 1 golfer stand statuesquely at the top of his follow through will know it is going to take more than a little knee operation to keep Tiger Woods out of contention at Torrey Pines.

Like Atlas, the Greek titan standing at the end of the earth with the sky hoisted on his broad shoulders, Woods exudes strength and purpose and perhaps a little more well being than the exiled mythological figure was experiencing having been banished there by Zeus. If anyone in golf has the physique to overcome this April’s arthroscopic surgery it is Tiger.

Earlier this month, Woods was named by Men’s Fitness magazine as the “Fittest Guy in America”, selected, said the editors “because of his commitment to being the best and setting the bar, not just for other golfers, but for all athletes”.