It feels like he’s missed a lot, but during the post-Masters stretch he’s only skipped 2 events that he would normally play. First was the Wells Fargo which was 3 weeks after the Masters. We’ll chalk that up to Masters hangover. The 2nd was the WGC in Memphis two weeks ago. I think that’s a schedule squeeze problem. It is back-to-back with The Open, and two weeks before the playoffs. If he played there he’s looking at 5 starts in 6 weeks if he qualified through to the TC, though I suppose he could’ve played there and then skipped one of the first two weeks of the playoffs. He did the grueling stretch to end last year and basically said never again.
I mean, sure, but I'm just looking at it from the air. Since mid April, Tiger has played in a total of 4 tournaments. It's almost mid August. There is a schedule that is grueling, there is a moderate schedule, and then there is a schedule when a guy is playing once a month. Tiger is literally playing once a month. The whys, whos, and whatfors are fine. Still, he's playing once a month.
I say this out of selfishness, in that I wish I saw him more often. Further, he's played in 4 tourneys and he's missed 2 cuts. If not for the Masters win, this yer would have been catastrophic for Tiger. But, he did win the Masters, so that makes his year a huge success.