Grand Blanc (USA), July 31: Despite the constant references from others about a slump, Tiger Woods believes his year has been a success. However, he does not think his season will be "great" without a major championship.
"Like in tennis, you don't know what the guys have done in the other events because it's all about the grand slam," Woods said yesterday. "It's the same in our sport." The No. 1 golfer in the world is using the Buick Open as a tuneup for the PGA championship in two weeks, his last chance to win a major this year.
"If I play well here and hopefully win, then that will be plenty of confidence going into the PGA," said Woods, who leads the PGA tour with four victories this year.
Not having a major doesn't seem to affect his popularity either. At the 16th tee during yesterday's pro-am at Warwick Hills, a young woman got past the ropes to get up close and personal with woods, who said he wasn't scared, just surprised.
In two weeks, at Oak Hill in Rochester, New York, Woods will look to snap his streak without winning a major at five and to end seven months of questions about why he can't win the big ones like he did when he won an unprecedented seven out of 11. Bureau Report