Tiger Woods: FedEx Cup Contender or Pretender?
By Tim Letcher
Tiger Woods is, perhaps, the greatest golfer of all time. Can he compete for this year’s FedEx Cup?
The name Tiger Woods can immediately strike fear into his opposition. That was the case for a number of years early in his career, and it’s the case again after Woods’ triumph at the Masters last season.
As we at Pro Golf Now have gone through our FedEx Cup Contenders or Pretenders, there has been one consistent question that we have received – what about Tiger? Sure, we’ve covered Rory McIlroy, Justin Thomas, Sungjae Im, Hideki Matsuyama and more, but all questions lead back to Tiger.
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Just to recap a bit of Woods’ accomplishments, he has won 82 times on the PGA Tour, tied with Sam Snead for the most victories all-time. Out of those wins, 15 are major championships, which is second only to Jack Nicklaus, who won 18.
Woods also changed golf, showing much more emotion than the generation before him, something that many younger players have picked up on as well. Woods brought attention and, frankly, money into the game like it had never seen before.
Arguably the greatest golfer of all time, Woods had a bounce back season last year that included the Masters win after a 14-year gap between wins at Augusta. Now, he’s back on the radar for the competition, and he’s looking to add to his win total this season.
Speaking of this season, it has gotten off to a good start for Woods. He has only made three official PGA Tour starts and he has made the cut in all three. He earned a win at the Zozo Championship in October, tied for ninth at the Farmers Insurance Open in February and placed 68th at the Genesis Invitational in February.
There are two factors that could keep Woods out of contention for this year’s FedEx Cup. One, he has battled a number of injuries over the past few years, and he’s not getting any younger. His body will need to be ready for this fall grind of tournaments that this unique season will provide.
The second issue is that Woods will only play in selected events this fall, and if he doesn’t finish well, he may struggle to get enough points to be in contention.
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But, who are we kidding? Woods is Woods and he will find a way to be in the hunt for the FedEx Cup this season. Even playing a limited schedule, he can find a way to finish in the hunt, then turn it on for the playoffs and win. Woods is, without a doubt, a contender for the FedEx Cup.