Tiger Woods: New ... But Is He Improved?
There are five reasons why
post-op Tiger won't be his old
steely self in 2009. And five
reasons why he will.
1. His Knee
Not Himself: Even Tiger admits his surgically repaired left knee won't be in tiptop shape until 2010. Remember, Casey Martin played with a bad right leg, which takes less abuse, and Ernie Els has never looked the same since rupturing his left ACL in '05. Tiger's human, and it will take a while to trust all that swing torque to something man-made.
His Old Self: Puh-leeze! If Woods can win the grueling U.S. Open on one good leg and one that might snap at any moment, then he certainly can, and will, win a major or two after the injured leg has been repaired. So he won't be 100 percent for a while — he'll still be a lot closer to 100 percent than he was last June.
Credit: Robert Beck/SI
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