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.By Cameron Morfit

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.