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Tiger Woods draws attention at Pebble Beach
Woods still draws the biggest crowd and drives attention in golf, Saturday’s round when the celebrities are at Pebble Beach was headed for its first sellout, but no one can be sure what to expect. There is unpredictability about Woods that wasn’t there before.
That, too, might be changing.
Woods began his 2012 season in Abu Dhabi, where he was tied for the lead going into the last day and was outplayed by Robert Rock. What some might see as more evidence that Woods can no longer be the player he was, Woods sees as real progress.
His golf, and his life, has been a series of stops and starts since his last tour win at the 2009 Australian Masters, right before his personal life came crashing down.
The divorce. The new swing coach. The injuries. The new caddie.
Woods had to adjust to a new lifestyle as a divorced father of two children, but equally time-consuming was the recovery from injuries. He finally got that sorted out late last summer, and then he missed two months because he was ineligible for the FedEx Cup playoffs.
His game has been trending up over the last few months.
Woods took the 36-hole lead in the Australian Open and finished third. He was among the best players on the U.S. team at Royal Melbourne in the Presidents Cup. Then, he ended a two-year drought by winning at Sherwood with birdies on the last two holes.
