Tiger Woods’s fire can be rekindled, but only if it hasn’t expired

The King is Dead. Long live the King!

How often have you heard these words said when a sports legend retires from the game? Michael Jordan and our own Brian O’Driscoll come to mind and more recently the legendary Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers. Time, you see, waits for no one. It does not recognise greatness – nor is it sentimental.

Tiger Woods’ press conference yesterday given as host of his own Hero World Challenge event only confirmed reality: that he is indeed a spent force in the game of golf now dominated by the younger generation.