PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. – Golfers don’t retire so much as they simply fade from view. They cut down their schedules. Limit their appearances. Spend more time with their families. Usually, it’s a peaceful transition.
But this latest Tiger Woods comeback has been anything but smooth. Each return goes through the same four phases – despair, optimism, anticipation, frustration – only to end with a familiar outcome: Woods on the sidelines, and plenty of questions about his immediate future.
The current and former athletes here at this week’s AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am can relate to this endless cycle.