SocraticGadfly: Next for Tiger - out of Top 10?

May 13, 2011

Next for Tiger - out of Top 10?

It's a serious question about Tiger Woods after his withdrawal from The Players.

The next three people behind him in the world rankings, Steve Stricker, Matt Kuchar and Bubba Watson, are all at The Players, and all playing for the weekend after making the cut.

Stricker and Kuchar are just one-tenth of a point behind Woods and Watson two-tenths.

Stricker's tied for third, so surely will pass Woods. Kuchar is tied for 28th and Watson tied for 34th. If not this week, soon enough, two other golfers besides Stricker will pass Woods.

Even if he does play in the U.S. Open, he surely won't win, or be that close. His 2009 win will come off the golf rankings, and then we'll see more of a slide.

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