There must be a number of confused golf fans tuning into the PGA Championship this weekend. Guys and gals sitting down for a nice afternoon of major championship golf and wondering to themselves…<\/p>\n
\u201cI thought that Tiger guy was back?\u201d<\/p>\n
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For weeks, Tiger has been the main story in golf even though he hasn\u2019t really done anything notable with a club. A few weeks back we were stunned to learn Tiger had decided to split with longtime caddie Steve Williams. Then Tiger announced via Twitter he\u2019d be returning to competitive golf at the World Golf Championships at Bridgestone. The world watched, live-blogged and tweeted Tiger\u2019s return. He didn\u2019t win, but his former caddie\u2019s new mate did. Said caddie made sure to let the world know he wasn\u2019t to fond of Tiger anymore.<\/p>\n
Those were the headlines we\u2019d been immersed in all month. Tiger this. Tiger that. Tiger was back.<\/p>\n
But, after two days of the PGA Championship at Atlanta Athletic Club, we\u2019ve learned that Tiger isn\u2019t really back at all. Tiger\u2019s back home, forced to watch scores of guys do what he used to do best better than him.<\/p>\n
All week casual golf fans looked forward to watching Tiger again. Now, they tune in and they\u2019re left with Keegan Bradley, Jason Dufner and Steve Stricker. Guys that have never won major championships. Guys who\u2019ve never been on the cover of People.<\/p>\n
This is no weak leader board by any stretch. It\u2019s a collection of the best players in the world right now. Phil Mickelson is lurking. Lee Westwood and Luke Donald both have chances to make a move. Sergio Garcia isn\u2019t even done yet. There are relative no names and stars — all great golfers.<\/p>\n
But, Tiger\u2019s name not being on the board is a story, whether we like it or not. The greatest golfer we\u2019ve ever seen can\u2019t make cuts all the time anymore. He can\u2019t avoid bunkers and water balls. Sometimes, his rounds look a bit human and maybe even a bit like ours.<\/p>\n
Nobody knows where this story goes. None of us know if Woods is truly motivated anymore. All we have are guesses as to when we\u2019ll see him again.<\/p>\n
All we know or all we\u2019re realizing as we watch this weekend\u2019s major is that Tiger kind of lied to us via Twitter. He\u2019s not back at all. Not even close.<\/p>\n
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