Everything involving Tiger Woods is news these days due to the polarizing nature of Woods himself. While it may be frustrating for some golfers to have to deal with constant questions about Woods and his performance, it is always interesting for us to see their reactions.
Enter Luke Donald, the 33-year-old English golfer who turned pro back in 2001. In a recent interview with Donald, PGATour.com asked him about the state of Tiger Woods and whether or not Donald believed Woods could regain the form that led to the domination of the sport for a decade.
"It's going to be very hard to get back to the level he was at. He's had some physical issues and some mental issues dealing with the scandal he went through and being away from the game for so long. It makes it very hard. Having the injury and the mental scarring that went with being away from the game and not being that successful for a couple years does take [confidence] away from you. I would imagine he'll win again; I'm just not sure he'll dominate like he did."
Now while many people will try and turn this into some sort of manufactured rivalry, that's not really the angle I'm taking. It's been obvious for awhile now that Tiger's best days were behind him. That certainly doesn't mean Woods won't still win a major or two in the future, but it is impossible to expect him to be able to dominate the sport like he did during the 2000s.
Donald went on to say that he believes the 'Tiger Woods era' of golf is indeed at an end.
"Yeah, I think so. Even though Tiger's only 35, there are a lot of young guys coming up -- Rory McIlroy and Keegan Bradley and a bunch of others. I would assume a new era is upon us. I'm not sure we'll see someone who dominated like Tiger, but maybe a bunch of people."
Regardless of Luke Donald's opinions, Tiger Woods will still be looking to bounce back from the worst professional season of his career in 2012.
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