The victory in the Masters was transcendent for Tiger Woods and the sport of golf. It has thrust the game's brightest star back into the favorite's role in this week's PGA Championship at the challenging Bethpage Black course in Farmingdale, New York.
That was a role Woods was quite familiar with from the start of his professional career in the late 1990s through his 14th major championship victory in 2008. However, after a nearly 11-year gap between titles in the game's top four tournaments (Masters, U.S. Open, British Open and PGA Championship), it is a role he hasn't had in a while.