If the number seven represents completion, Tiger Woods has about 18 months until his roller coaster comes to an end.
Considering all that has occurred since that fateful Thanksgiving in 2009when then-wife Elin Nordegren chased Woods out of the house and he crashed his Escalade into a fire hydrantyou might think the last year and a half of his season would be drama-free.
For one thing, the period has been relatively free of victories. Prior to being outed as a serial adulterer, Woods could point to three years when he won at least eight tournaments. But he has won just eight times total since 2009.
That must not be enough suffering to please the penance police. In addition to not winning on the golf course, Woods has been losing when hes off it.
The latest indignity arrived Sunday when his girlfriend, Alpine skier Lindsey Vonn, broke up with him after three years. Making life worse, the relationship ended around the same time his father died (May 3) in 2006.
This three-day window is really hard, Woods told reporters Tuesday as he practiced for this weekends Players Championship. I havent slept. These three days, May 3 through the 5, is just brutal on me. And then with obviously what happened on Sunday, it just adds to it.
Woods could lament everything he has lost. The No. 1 ranking. His wife and kids. A chance to tie Jack Nicklaus record for major championships. Millions of dollars in endorsements.
But a funny thing happened during his fall. No longer the worlds best golfer, hes arguably become a better man.
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