As much as I have hoped for a Tiger return, I think it will not happen. It's been a very long time since he played a good competitive round. Physical ailments are certainly an initial problem, and perhaps he has difficulty accepting that he cannot return to his original level of performance, and would prefer not to play at all than to take weeks, perhaps months, missing cuts and finishing way down the leaderboard before he even can tell how far back he will be able to come. Golf is not a game that you can be away from for this much time and just jump back in at a high level, regardless of your innate ability and talent. And I think we amateurs sometimes fail to understand the mental pressure of the pro game, which I would think requires some "ramp up time" for a successful return as well.
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