MELBOURNE, Australia -- Tiger Woods figured he had a team more than capable of cruising to another Presidents Cup victory without him.
Little did he know that all the off-course effort he put into his Presidents Cup captaincy over the past several weeks and months would be a backstory to his play on the course at Royal Melbourne.
Woods did not figure to be the star, not at this point of his career, not with all his other responsibilities as captain, not with the injuries he endured over the summer that made his Masters win in April appear a final act.