Tiger Woods is your basic International Man Of Mystery when it comes to his playing schedule. Always has been, probably always will be.
At age 43, Woods has to manage his body more than his schedule, he’s admitted he’s on golf’s equivalent of a “pitch count.”
So what will Tiger’s schedule look like when/if the PGA Tour gets back in gear starting June 11?
Let’s take a look at what might be on Tiger’s playing wish-list:
June 11, The Colonial, Fort Worth: Probably not. Tough to see Tiger jumping right into the fray. The PGA Tour is shooting for this as its re-start date but there are no guarantees, just as there are no guarantees of anything these days in this struggle to overcome the Corona Virus pandemic.
June 18, RBC Heritage, Harbour Town Golf Links: If Tiger was considering playing in a June event, this might fit the bill. It’s always fallen the week after The Masters. Tiger showing up here would be a big surprise.
June 5, The Travelers: Can’t see Tiger venturing to Cromwell, Ct. to play this TPC course.
July 2, Rocket Mortgage, Detroit: Rickie Fowler will be there pushing home mortgages. Tiger won’t.
July 9, John Deere Classic: Could have the best field it’s ever had, but not one that includes Tiger Woods.
July 16, The Memorial: Mark this date on your calendar. Tiger Woods WILL play in Jack Nicklaus’ event at Muirfield Village, a course that is dear to Eldrick.
July 30, WGC-St. Jude, steamy Memphis: Tiger will probably play, hot weather is good for the old body.
August 6, PGA Championship, Harding Park, San Francisco: Book it Dano — Tiger lives for the majors.
Now things get a bit tricky.
The PGA Tour’s FedEx Playoff are due to start in August.
August 20, The Northern Trust, TPC Boston: Tiger showing up in Boston may depend on how he’s sitting in the FedEx Cup points race. If he’s in good shape, he may skip the first event due to the fact that if he shows up, he might be looking at playing three weeks in a row. Would Tiger do that? It’s something that isn’t on his list of things to do these days.
August 27, BMW, Olympia Fields: You’d think he’ll play there, for sure.
September 4, Tour Championship, East Lake, Atlanta: Only if he qualifies.
Okay, at this point things get really interesting as the Tour Championship doesn’t end the seasons.
September 17, U.S. Open, Winged Foot, Mamaroneck, N.Y.: If New York is open for business, Tiger will be there.
September 25, Ryder Cup, Whistling Straits, Kohler, Wisconsin: Tiger will be on the team, one way or another. How much he will play is a story for another day.
Okay, you’d think the season is basically over by now. But wait — there’s that little event up in Augusta, Georgia.
How Tiger will prepare for The Masters is really a tough call.
The month of October has four events but only two are in the United States — Sanderson Farms on October 1 and The Shriners in Vegas on the 9th. After that, the C.J. Cup is in South Korea on the 15th and the ZOZO in Japan on the 22nd followed by the WGC-HSBC in China on the 29th. Will players want to travel overseas? That’s a really tough question and one that Tiger may not be willing to answer right now. He’s played in Vegas before, he might show up there again.
November 5, Houston Open: Last call before you know what. Might Tiger play the week before The Masters?
November 12: The Masters: Tiger will be there.
End of season for Tiger Woods.
2 Comments
baxter cepeda
Personally I would love to see tiger at Harbor town; this version of tiger could do very well there.
But with all the snoozer tournaments coming, and the continued risks in the world, I wouldn’t be surprised if tigers sits until Jacks place, followed by the US Open.
I do see him playing all 3 playoff events if needed. And of course the Ryder Cup, assuming it happens.
If tiger plays Sanderson or Vegas, it’s to pad points for the following season, but that’s unlikely. Those events are way prior to the Masters for tiger to benefit.
Tiger may still go to Asia for various reasons; I would recommend against it, but it is part of Tigers new schedule. As secretive as tiger seems, he is also clearly a creature of habit.
But If he skips Asia this year It is possible tiger sucks it up and goes to Houston. But as crazy as it seems it could also be one of those years he drives up Magnolia Lane after a long layoff…contends…And wins.
Tom Edrington
Baxter, you, like most of us who have been around the golf scene for a long time know that anything is possible, especially when one’s name is Tiger Woods.