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Cut Line: Tiger's tremendous tale, Ryder Cup row

In this year-end edition we applaud Tiger Woods’ comeback, agonize over Phil Mickelson’s curious year and criticize trouble in the U.S. Ryder Cup team room.

Made Cut

The comeback. Like an iron shot from deep rough, there really was no telling where this could have gone.

In retrospect, Tiger Woods had acknowledged that he had no idea how 2018 was going to play out following his return from fusion surgery on his lower back. Could he physically handle the rigors of four days of competition? Could he piece together a game in time to become competitively relevant?