AUSTIN, Texas – When Tiger Woods withdrew from the Arnold Palmer Invitational earlier this month with an ailing neck, it set in a motion a series of consequences.
In an effort to maintain the balance between rest and readiness it seemed obvious he’d play The Players, where he tied for 30th, and made this week’s WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play an easy option with Woods figuring he would be assured at least three rounds thanks to the event’s pool play format.
Plenty of “reps” to be ready for the year’s first major, right?
Thanks to his victory on Friday over Patrick Cantlay, which assured him a spot in the knockout stages this weekend, he now can count on four rounds and maybe more.