Hard-working Tiger ready to roar again

Back to full health, a confident, fit and relaxed Tiger is once again lighting up our screens, demonstrating his ability to execute whatever shot is required, holing out clutch putts and, most importantly, winning.

Yet, despite all his recent success, you have to feel that for the world’s number one golfer, who so spectacularly imploded in 2009 after tales of his lurid private life were exposed, and who has now completed the reconstruction of his golf swing for the third time, that possibly the final chapter in his epic golf journey has only just begun.

For Tiger, whose career has been defined by major championships, victory at this year’s Masters would mark his first legitimate step to a potentially achievable Grand Slam, a step closer to the ultimate the tag of “the greatest golfer of all time” and true redemption from the media and public at large.

As brazen as this suggestion might be, even for Tiger, despite the fact that he’s already held all four major titles simultaneously in ‘00-’01, it’s doable — and no-one knows and understands this more than Tiger himself.

Through hard work, the 37-year-old Woods is now ready to win at Augusta. He has already proven his ability to win again and in the process he has demonstrated an inner calm as well as a level of confidence in himself, his game and most especially his putting which has begun once again to intimidate those players most capable of stepping up and stopping him.

The Masters will once again be all about great putting, smart play and handling pressure. As one of the greatest exponents of all three, Tiger already knows his strategy for the golf course in every conceivable condition and Augusta is a layout which favours his strengths. His peerless ability to control the trajectory of the golf ball is a crucial advantage for the approach shots to the highly undulating Augusta greens.

His strategy will be to attempt to dominate the four Par-5 holes thereby allowing more leeway to play conservatively around the tricky Amen Corner. Most importantly, he needs to have one of the best putting weeks of his career, and recent performances suggest that he has found his old authority with his putter.

So, for the man whose priority is peaking his game for the four major championships each year, the overriding question now is not if Woods can win, but whether he will allow himself to express fully his talent or will he simply “get in the way” of himself such is his thirst for redemption and immortality?

As experienced as Tiger is, it can be difficult to stay patient at Augusta and not get drawn into the roars from Amen Corner, to whatever is happening around the course.

As a four-time winner around Augusta National, he knows what to expect, but the question remains, can he deliver?

Hard-working Tiger ready to roar again

When Tiger Wood’s drives up Magnolia Lane this week, he will once again demonstrate a swagger and aura not seen from him since his last major success in 2008.

Back to full health, a confident, fit and relaxed Tiger is once again lighting up our screens, demonstrating his ability to execute whatever shot is required, holing out clutch putts and, most importantly, winning.

Yet, despite all his recent success, you have to feel that for the world’s number one golfer, who so spectacularly imploded in 2009 after tales of his lurid private life were exposed, and who has now completed the reconstruction of his golf swing for the third time, that possibly the final chapter in his epic golf journey has only just begun.

For Tiger, whose career has been defined by major championships, victory at this year’s Masters would mark his first legitimate step to a potentially achievable Grand Slam, a step closer to the ultimate the tag of “the greatest golfer of all time” and true redemption from the media and public at large.

As brazen as this suggestion might be, even for Tiger, despite the fact that he’s already held all four major titles simultaneously in ‘00-’01, it’s doable — and no-one knows and understands this more than Tiger himself.

Through hard work, the 37-year-old Woods is now ready to win at Augusta. He has already proven his ability to win again and in the process he has demonstrated an inner calm as well as a level of confidence in himself, his game and most especially his putting which has begun once again to intimidate those players most capable of stepping up and stopping him.

The Masters will once again be all about great putting, smart play and handling pressure. As one of the greatest exponents of all three, Tiger already knows his strategy for the golf course in every conceivable condition and Augusta is a layout which favours his strengths. His peerless ability to control the trajectory of the golf ball is a crucial advantage for the approach shots to the highly undulating Augusta greens.

His strategy will be to attempt to dominate the four Par-5 holes thereby allowing more leeway to play conservatively around the tricky Amen Corner. Most importantly, he needs to have one of the best putting weeks of his career, and recent performances suggest that he has found his old authority with his putter.

So, for the man whose priority is peaking his game for the four major championships each year, the overriding question now is not if Woods can win, but whether he will allow himself to express fully his talent or will he simply “get in the way” of himself such is his thirst for redemption and immortality?

As experienced as Tiger is, it can be difficult to stay patient at Augusta and not get drawn into the roars from Amen Corner, to whatever is happening around the course.

As a four-time winner around Augusta National, he knows what to expect, but the question remains, can he deliver?