The spotlight's on returning Tiger Woods at this week's Bridgestone Invitational, where defending champion Hunter Mahan was among the many wondering just what kind of golf the former number one will produce. "We always used to doubt him, and he'd always prove us wrong," Mahan said of Woods, who returns to competition after an 11-week absence to let injuries to his left leg heal.
"But this is serious doubt because we have no idea how healthy he is. Who knows? I don't know. I don't think anyone knows except him and probably his physicians." Even Woods says he doesn't know precisely what to expect when he tees it up at the elite World Golf Championships event - whether his form and his health will recall the player who has captured seven titles at Firestone, or whether he'll look more like the player who limped out of the Players Championship in May.
"I still haven't been in a competitive environment yet, so that's a totally different atmosphere," said Woods, who hasn't won a tournament in 22 months. In addition to getting back in the groove after his injury layoff, Woods will be without long-time caddie Steve Williams, sacked by Woods last month.
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