NORTON, Mass. -- Tiger Woods needs to practice. Doesn't every golfer? It is the only way to improve, and it is especially vital to Woods, who spent so much time in recent years fighting back pain that there was no time to fight his swing, an inevitability in the game.
A new putter went in the bag this week, and so it stands to reason he needs to work with the new club. Last week, it was a different shaft in his driver, along with an adjustment in the loft. Those at the highest level of the game don't just make such changes, throw the club in the bag, and tee it up in a tournament.