"Or that Tiger Woods will ever play tournament golf again in Texas?"

The Star-Telegram's Gil Lebreton realizes that if Tiger isn't coming to the Nelson this year, he probably won't be coming back ever again.

The message this time, though, seems unmistakable. If the tributes planned for Byron weren’t enough to lure Woods back this year, what makes anyone think that he’ll come back next April? Or the year after?

Or that Tiger Woods will ever play tournament golf again in Texas?

His first and last appearance at Colonial came in 1997. A disappointing final round left Woods steamed and tied for fourth place, and he has never returned.

He played in the Texas Open, a fall tour event in San Antonio, in 1996 and came in third. He has never returned.

Woods has never played in the Shell Houston Open.

The Nelson, however, was supposed to be Woods’ tournament. The tournament where Fergie, the Duchess of York, once came to see Tiger play. From 1997 to 2004, Woods played in the Nelson Championship seven times, shooting a combined 77 under par.

Comments

[Glyn]

He is most likely right, you probably won't see Tiger at that tournament again unless they change the date to something that works perfectly for him. However when he says this - "As much as Woods’ extraordinary drawing power has boosted golf, his random, infrequent attendance habits threaten to hurt the sport." - I have to wonder, if professional golf has to rely on one person, no matter who it is, then maybe there is a bigger problem.

[Tuna]

The point of the article is correct.

Woods should have come one last time to honor Lord Byron.

[LEFTY]

It's a little selfish of Tiger...

He MC's at the Byron Nelson and stops playing

Then MC's at Disney and stops playing.



Maybe he'll skip the US Open this year.

[CBell]

With his streak gone, a baby on the way, and some shakiness in his swing, he's got other priorities. His loyalty to BN was clear from his actions over the years. Remember, Byron said all HE ever wanted to do was make enough money to buy a ranch. He'd understand...