Van Valkenburg: Expectations weigh on Woods

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• Kevin Van Valkenburg, ESPN Senior Writer Close
  • Senior Writer for ESPN.com and ESPN The Magazine
  • Born and raised in Western Montana
  • Spent 11 years as a feature writer for The Baltimore Sun
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As we reach the midway point of the 144th edition of The Open, on these hallowed grounds of The Old Course, I've decided it's time for a confession: There was a time, not too long ago, when I felt only schadenfreude when I watched Tiger Woods struggle on the golf course.