And that would make for an exciting weekend, eh?
After two rounds Tiger leads the Farmers Insurance Open via two strokes. That's now not a slam dunk by using any stretch of the imagination. As all of us recognize, Tiger has been much less than amazing over maximum weekends over the last yr or so. Unlike the pre-2009 Tiger, no lead of his has been secure recently.
Nevertheless, I have a feeling that Tiger circa 2013 may be a different animal than we have become used to. I think he's finally gotten through the worst stage of his swing change -- a change which I have repeatedly said is different from his other swing changes because this one was a completely new move designed to protect his left knee. Now he's far enough along to focus on his short game instead of his long game.
I'm not saying that I expect him to run away with the tournament. I think this weekend will be a bit of a test for him. But I think we should pay close attention to his iron game -- especially his wedges -- over the next two rounds. If he keeps them under control this weekend, I think it's safe to say he's finally turned the corner in his "process."
And if he has, Rory would possibly find it a chunk trickier to keep that #1 function than he predicted.
The photo got here from this USAToday submit.
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