Tiger Woods has opted to get surgery again for that tricky left knee. After the stunning 18-hole playoff that ended in a tie with Rocco Mediate in the U.S. Open and the ensuing 19th hole of sudden death, Woods won the Open. Some including Tiger, have described the win two days ago as his best major win ever.
This puts a blow on both the PGA Tour and local golf. Nationally, especially for television, the British Open and other big tournaments will likely see a downturn in viewership and possibly attendance. Locally, the AT&T National, a tournament Tiger Woods created to fill the hole of the Kemper Open/FBR Capital Open/Booz Allen Classic, when that tournament was shut down in 2006, will definitely take a hit. Tiger was the host and the main attraction. I was planning on going for at least one day, but now I'm not so sure.
I would say speedy recovery, but reports indicate he'll take the rest of the season off. It might be best given that he'll have surgery twice in a matter of months.
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