Tiger Woods completed a successful weekend and finished tied for second with a -9 overall at the Valspar Championship. This is the first time we’ve seen Tiger play well in awhile and it comes at a great time. Tiger seems to be fine-tuning his game for the Master’s coming up next month. He looks like he’s in better physical shape, hitting the ball better and has cleaned up his short game tremendously. Perhaps more importantly, he seems to be on track mentally as well. He has been happy with his progress and seems to be himself again both on the course and while talking to reporters. Maybe his back is finally starting to feel better or maybe something finally clicked in his swing mechanics. Or maybe, and more likely, Tiger is finally getting laid again. Wood’s golf game and life all began to spiral out of control when the world found out he was a freak. Judge him however you will, but his sexual life clearly helped him keep his head clear and had his golf game on point. Once his sex life was made public he lost an outlet that he had been dependent on for years and it threw him out of whack both on and off the course. He needed that balance in his life and the world has seen him struggle without it. Now he’s back on the scene, chipping in birdie shots and smiling on camera again. He must be getting his thang on again. And if you ask me, the sporting world is much better off. Tiger is an international superstar. Few names have the recognition power that Tiger’s does. Everyone wants him in the spotlight one way or another, and if he needs to be getting some to be making positive headlines instead of bad ones, I’m all for it. Get your groove on Tiger, just try to keep it a little quieter this time.
