Tiger Woods, left, watches United States’ Lindsey Vonn, right, during the women’s giant slalom competition at the alpine skiing world championships on Thursday, Feb. 12, 2015, in Beaver Creek, Colo.So after a disastrous 82 in his first tournament of the year and yet another WD in his second, Tiger Woods has said he is going to take a break from the game.
How long that lasts is anyone’s guess.
In Tiger’s words on his website: “My play, and scores, are not acceptable for tournament golf. Like I’ve said, I enter a tournament to compete at the highest level, and when I think I’m ready, I’ll be back.”
Most believe Tiger will return very soon — he hopes to be back before the end of the month. Heck, two weeks? That’s not a break; that’s a skiing trip. (Side note: Woods was spotted Thursday at an international skiing event where girlfriend Lindsey Vonn was participating, and one wise-cracker on social media said Woods was there to see athletes going downhill faster than he is.)
So the break seems as much social as it does serviceable, but the latest turn in Tiger’s latest turnover is puzzling. It also leaves golf fans everywhere wondering about his future.