Why Bay Hill Makes Sense For Tiger Woods’ Return To Golf
By Scott Pharr
It’s not a question of if, but when. When will Tiger Woods return to tournament golf. But ‘when’ is more than just a question. ‘When’ is a conundrum, a riddle, and to this day, mostly rhetorical. ‘When’ is rhetorical in that, it really doesn’t have a legitimate answer. The news that leaked last week saying Woods was back in Orlando and seen hitting golf balls again resonated as actual physical evidence that he was on the comeback trail. Except for his televised apology, trying to get a visual of Woods over the last 4 months was like trying to spot Bigfoot or the Loch Ness Monster. Amongst a group of friends talking, one would hear that he was still in Florida but staying at a different house. Or he was over in Sweden trying to patch things up with his wife Elin. Or he was down in Mississippi in a sex rehab clinic. The disappearing act has been almost as astonishing as the event that caused it. Even the paparazzi couldn’t get a shot of him, and if those guys are having trouble, then Tiger’s ability to hide is almost as good as his legendary ability to strike a golf ball the way few have ever before or since. And, when he uttered the cryptic words regarding his return to golf during his apology speech, saying that he looks forward to playing again, but couldn’t say if it would be this year, on one hand he confirmed he would be back, but on another he refused to say when. And there it is again.. when?


