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Originally Posted by jmakin
Tiger will injure himself this year. I didnt really see him wincing this tournament, but I have a feeling he pushes his body past what it should do when it comes to these big events.
We'll see... I only remember him really swinging out of his shoes or really torque his body once or twice in the Masters. One was in a bunker on, I believe, the eighth hole, where he needed to get a lofted club over the lip and advance it far enough to be up a hill and to be able to see the green. I believe the other was one of his recovery shots through the window in the trees, but I can't recall if it was 14 on Thurs/Fri or 11 on Sunday.
The major I'd worry about him doing that is more in the US Open with the deep rough, so we'll see what happens at Pebble. They could also set up Bethpage with really deep rough for the PGA. Hopefully he takes his medicine and doesn't put his body at risk, at least not until Sunday.
He also played too much last year, which shouldn't be an issue this year. I'd be shocked if his schedule isn't every other week (or lighter) at this point, which is what he's done so far, with the exception of Genesis-WGC... That'd give him:
Two Weeks Off
Wells Fargo (Quail Hollow)
Week Off
PGA
Week Off
Memorial
Week Off
US Open
???
Open Championship
There are four events in between the US Open and the Open Championship. Assuming he doesn't want to play the week after the US Open or the week before the British, he could play either the Rocket Mortgage Classic at Detroit Golf Club June 27-30, or the 3M Open at TPC Twin Cities July 4-7.
He could also go over a week early and play the Scottish Open as his warmup event, but then he has to play two weeks in a row. I wouldn't be surprised if he just skips everything in between the US Open and British Open.
At any rate, he'll likely end up playing a few less tournaments this year, and spacing them out better.