Same setting, same logoed backdrop, one year later.
It was impossible to watch Tiger Woods’ news conference Tuesday at the Hero World Challenge and not think back to last year. Unable to get out of bed without assistance, he painted a bleak picture about his future.
It was the first sign that 2016 would be a lost campaign, and indeed it was. He progressed, slowly, and missed all four majors for the first time in his career. He was scheduled to return at the Safeway Open in October but withdrew three days before the start of the event, admitting that his game was “vulnerable.