”The stories stating Tiger will return at the matchplay have no truth to them,” Steve Williams told the Herald this past weekend. Two more weeks before Woods returns? Three more? Six? The exact timing is not half as important as the question of how many majors will be played by the world No.1 this year.
Appearing for the matchplay event would be an incredibly magnanimous gesture given Accenture was one of the first sponsors to dump him – but there seems little doubt the time is right.
Williams, meanwhile, isn’t exactly in full-blown preparation mode for a return to the tour. The most recent entry under his work and play schedule on his website, which normally contains a long list of golfing commitments, simply said: ”Currently, there are no events listed in the selected category.”
