Predictions on when Tiger returns to greatness

[dso1986]

or has he already gotten there?

 

i'm talking his usual 5 wins and 1 or 2 majors a year form

 

i'm thinking next year!!

[ethanlculver]

Sunday. (Well, actually late Saturday night if you're here in the U.S.) That's when.

I have been saying since summer that he will win 2 majors and 7 total tournaments in 2012. People called me crazy and delusional.

I'm still sticking to that prediction.

[tbowles411]

If you're right, then I'm going to need you to help me with some lottery numbers...

[The Duck]

Skips Hawaii.

Farmers Open at Torrey Pines will be his next PGA WIn. (anyone)

Will not play LA OPEN as he never played there well.

Peeble Beach will play
Skip the Drunk crowd infested AZ event again to go home for the Florida Swing.

[502 to Right]

The correct answer is never.

[TCreighton1973]

not this week...

[TheMackDaddy]

I don't think he will ever return and be dominant. He might win some tournements here and there, but I doubt he will catch Jack.

[rafal]

He just threw a huge GD-bomb out there, always refreshing.

[G N R]

He looks to be getting there slowly......just needs regular match play. I can see him winning something next year. Don't see him dominating again.....too many great young players these days.

[jmvargas]

he just shot a 75 today and is now 6 behind the leader.....

he is definitely NOT the tiger of old!!

still very rusty when near or at the lead....missed a bunch of putts when others were shooting 63..65..66..etc...

[Thrillhouse]

I thought this would be when tiger was going to return, honestly i am a little surprised that he fired 75 today. Both he and O'Malley got off to horrendous starts today, it was almost as though they were feeding off of each others poor play.

[Green Valley]

he will come back from 6 down and win.

[Shaitan]

^LOL. I don't think two kaymer-like final rounds can happen in consecutive weeks. And @rafal oh dear, tiger saying gd. Shock. Horror. Huge. Quickly.

[stuckntx]

Unfortunately, I believe that Sean Foley is Tiger's Yoko Ono.

[LennyTheLip]

Quarter past not gonna happen.

[seve1972]

"when" he returns????....maybe never..........too bad really.....nice run though.

[dlygrisse]

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"when" he returns????....maybe never..........too bad really.....nice run though.
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Yeah.....he will probably win some in the future, maybe even some majors......but never the greatness we saw in the past at least for a sustained period. I would be surprised if he wins more than 2 or 3 times in a year again. He reminds me of a lot of really good players later in their career, they still remember how to win, it just wont happen very often any more.

As Toby Keith says "I ain't as good as I once was But I'm as good once as I ever was"

[moonshine]

Maybe he will silently slip away to secluded retirement...only to come back at 50 and win one more green jacket. By then, we all should be hitting it 400 and Augusta will be defenseless....again. I'm still shocked by how clueless TW looks sometimes with his new swing...really strange.

[ethanlculver]

Well, last night sure was awful. I could hardly watch.

I am honestly shocked at how horrible he played last night. Don't know how he could hit the ball so well the first two rounds and then completely lose it the next day.

After seeing that . . . it's going to take a while for him to be "back". Maybe his mind still isn't right. He said he approached Saturday the same way he did the first two days, but maybe inside he really didn't. Maybe he got too ahead of himself and got too excited about his play the first 2 days.

I don't know what it is, but he's still got issues.

Once he can start executing the Foley stuff consistently, he will win, but he keeps having 1 or 2 bad rounds every tournament and they are what is keeping him from winning. And whether they are mental or technique related, I honestly have no clue.

[hbgpagolfpro]

Not until he gets rid of the two way miss with the driver that shows up on tough courses or under pressure.

[ethanlculver]

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Not until he gets rid of the two way miss with the driver that shows up on tough courses or under pressure.
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Well, the course didn't get any tougher from Thursday to Saturday, except for the greens and the pin locations. So that doesn't explain why he had a dismal driving day last night. The fairways didn't get narrower, the rough didn't stick out more; he just drove the ball poorly. The reason for that? Probably the nerves and the pressure. This is a tough course, but he drove the ball great on Thursday and Friday.

[PavinsHat]

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[quote name='hbgpagolfpro' timestamp='1321117086' post='3792061']
Not until he gets rid of the two way miss with the driver that shows up on tough courses or under pressure.
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Well, the course didn't get any tougher from Thursday to Saturday, except for the greens and the pin locations. So that doesn't explain why he had a dismal driving day last night. The fairways didn't get narrower, the rough didn't stick out more; he just drove the ball poorly. The reason for that? Probably the nerves and the pressure. This is a tough course, but he drove the ball great on Thursday and Friday.
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Isn't this course under 7000 yards and running fast? If I'm LaCava I hand Tiger a 3 iron to tee off on every single par-4. O'Malley uses driver and bunts it 250 down the middle and scored great the first 2 rounds. If Tiger continues with that driver he is absolutely cooked.

[Bob57]

Maybe in a couple of years...

[idiotbox]

the eleventyth of nevertober.

[J13]

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the eleventyth of nevertober.
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That's my birthday

[idiotbox]

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the eleventyth of nevertober.
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That's my birthday
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mine too!

[PedronNiall]

Whenever he gets his head right. I'm still a little sketchy about how he's making that swing work as well he is, but if anyone can understand what's going on in his own swing he can.

[Cwing]

Masters 2012.He is getting closer despite Sat's round.

[PGArox]

DISCLAIMER: I am not a Tiger fan, and I really don't care for the man. Consequently, it is difficult for me to root for him.

After watching the Australian Open, I have no doubt whatsoever that Tiger is indeed back. His next victory is right around the corner.

Tiger's swing looked very nice pretty much all week. His short game looked better than it has in quite some time, and he putted very well. And he seemed relaxed, composed and focused for the most part.

I have no doubt Tiger will win multiple times in 2012. And, when he gets the first one, he could very well go on a tear. I wouldn't bet the house on five victories and a major, but I wouldn't be surprised if he did that.

[G N R]

I think everyone can agree that he will undoubtedly go on to win in 2012, but he won't ever dominate again. He looked good today.