This year's PGA Championship, which tees off Wednesday from Whistling Straits in Haven, Wisconsin, isn't a do-or-die tournament for Tiger Woods.

But for all those fans who hold the opinion that Woods can return to his dominating state — it's shocking to find out that so many individuals are convinced that Tiger's aura is now gone for decent — it will be great if his swing showed up.

last week, Woods had a awful performance on the Bridgestone Invitational in Akron, Ohio, a tournament he won 7 times. He shot 18 greater than par, and finished in 78th ranking, his lowest actually on Tour. We were all wondering: who is this strange, goateed creature within of a Nike shirt, spraying balls all greater compared to course?


Woods needs to make a quick correction if he wants to attend this year's Ryder Cup. U.S. captain Corey Pavin allegedly told Golf Channel reporter Jim Gray that Woods is a key to make a team. Pavin has strongly denied making that remarks, and the reporter had a nasty press-room confrontation about the whole affair.

The armchair shrinks, and golf pros, are out in full force. Woods is emotionally drained from all the controversies, and they're killing his concentration. His various injuries, combined with the rust he developed during his career off-season, have caught up to him.

Golf magazines recently picked apart Woods' swing, comparing the 2010 version to what we saw in 2000, when Tiger won the U.S. Open, British Open, and PGA Championship. His downswing is too steep, he's exiting is too low, he's swinging the club too far from his body: golf mumbo jumbo aside, he's a mess.

Whatever. If Woods comes close to repeating his Bridgestone performance at the PGA, the final major of the year, Pavin will have an easy decision. During the early October Ryder Cup tournament in Wales, he should tell Woods to take his talents to South Beach, Palm Beach, or anywhere else on this side of the Atlantic. Just keep him away from the U.K.