Don’t expect miracles from Woods in 2018, say experts
The 14-time Major champion is expected to struggle in comeback
As anticipation builds over Tiger Woods’s official comeback after nearly a year rehabilitating from a spinal fusion, two former professionals have offered a tempered view of what to expect from the 14-time Major champion in 2018 and beyond. Woods completed 72 holes for the first time in three years when he finished equal ninth of 18 players at the Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas in December — an unofficial event on the PGA Tour. That was an appetiser before he continues his return at this week’s Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines in southern California. Woods, however, faces at least one immovable obstruction, based on historical precedent, according to Brandel Chamblee and Bill Mallon. Chamblee, now a forthright Golf Channel analyst, said Woods appeared to have solved his body and swing issues, but "chipping yips" and age made it nearly impossible to imagine him recapturing his old magic. Mallon agreed: "He was so good once, I think it would be hard to dismiss him, but comi...
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