Tiger Woods just finished the Bridgestone Invitational in Akron, Ohio today with a 77, bringing him to an alarming 18-over par for the tournament. He tied for 78th place out of 80 golfers.
In 11 previous appearances in the tournament, played annually at Firestone Country Club, Woods won seven times and never finished worse than a tie for fifth place.
Clearly, the man is still dealing with issues. I just wonder if we'll ever see the old Tiger again, the Tiger who once looked like he would break Jack Nicklaus' record for career major victories by the time he was 35. Tiger, who will turn 35 on December 30 of this year, is still four majors short of Nicklaus' 18 and is showing no signs of getting any better; in fact, he is regressing so horribly that I would not count on him making the cut in next week's PGA Championship.
Tiger blames his recent decline on the rough year he has had off the course and on his recent swing change. He says it took two years for him to regain his game following his first swing change after his 1997 Masters victory.
It has to be difficult for him to focus out there, and I just have a feeling his tumultuous year off the course is one obstacle Tiger may not be able to overcome.
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