Tiger Delays Return

Filed in archive Golf News on May 24, 2008

Well, we all thought Tiger Woods was up to his superhuman standards again when he said he felt ready to return before the U.S. Open and wanted to do so at the Memorial.

But yesterday, Woods informed tournament organizers that he wasn't going to play after all.

He has been saying that his post-surgery recovery had been going very well and he was expecting a return to competitive golf ahead of schedule.

But that has apparently not held up. Perhaps he's suffered a setback; maybe he's been working the knee too intensely, trying too hard to get it ready sooner- it would certainly be in his nature to do that.

At any rate, Woods still intends to make his comeback at the U.S. Open. Ironically, that was always his target when he announced his knee surgery following the Masters last month.

Speaking of the Open, I wonder if Phil Mickelson will have his five wedges with him.

Mickelson is using five wedges right now at Colonial for this week's Crowne Plaza Invitational.

You'll recall he used two drivers at last year's Masters to very little effect, ultimately.

Lefty is one golfer who's willing to experiment and while his adventure with two drivers proved ineffective, carrying five wedges for a guy whose short game is near brilliant might just be the weapon he needs to win another major.

They helped him take the lead at Colonial yesterday.