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Tiger Woods: 2021 FedEx Cup Contender or Pretender?

By Tim Letcher

ORLANDO, FLORIDA - DECEMBER 20: Tiger Woods of the United States plays his shot from the ninth tee during the final round of the PNC Championship at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Club Orlando on December 20, 2020 in Orlando, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
ORLANDO, FLORIDA - DECEMBER 20: Tiger Woods of the United States plays his shot from the ninth tee during the final round of the PNC Championship at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Club Orlando on December 20, 2020 in Orlando, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images) /
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Tiger Woods is a two-time FedEx Cup champion. Is there any way he can make a run at winning a third postseason title on the PGA Tour?

With the 2021 portion of the PGA Tour schedule now underway, we at Pro Golf Now will be taking a look at players outside of the current top 50 in the FedEx Cup standings and whether they are contenders or pretenders for the 2021 FedEx Cup. Our latest subject is the current No. 189, Tiger Woods.

Best career FedEx Cup finish: The FedEx Cup has been played since 2007 and has had just two players win it twice (Rory McIlroy is the other). Woods won the first FedEx Cup in 2007 and won it again two years later. Since then, he has finished second twice (2013 and 2018) and was third in 2012.

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So far this season: As he has done throughout the last few years, Woods has played a very light schedule so far in 2020-21. He has made just three official starts on the PGA Tour so far this season.

His first event of the season was the U.S. Open at Winged Foot. Woods opened play there with a 73 in the first round. However, he shot a 77 on Friday to miss the cut.

After taking a month off, Woods returned to play at one of his favorite spots, Sherwood Country Club, which hosted the Zozo Championship. Woods struggled mightily in the first round, shooting 76. However, he bounced back very nicely with a 66 on Friday.

Woods shot 71 on Saturday then shot 74 on Sunday. That left Tiger in a tie for 72nd place in a field of just 78 players.

Woods would make just one more start in 2020. He would attempt to defend his title at the Masters.

Woods’ week at Augusta National got off to a very nice start. He shot a 4-under par 68 on Thursday to put himself in the mix. He followed that with a 71 on Friday to sit at 5-under through 36 holes. He was four shots behind the leaders at that point.

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Woods came back with a 72 on Saturday and fell back into the pack. Then, a 76 on Sunday, a round that included a 10 on a par 3, left him in a tie for 38th.

The verdict: Woods has just one focus at this point in his career – winning majors. He would love to find a way to get three or four more major titles to tie, or top, Jack Nicklaus. At any rate, that’s Woods’ focus at this point, not winning the FedEx Cup. For that reason, he’s a pretender for the 2021 FedEx Cup.

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