Golf is in a particularly fantastic spot right now.
Scottie Scheffler is the new No. 1 golfer in the world after winning the WM Phoenix Open, Arnold Palmer Invitational and WGC Dell Technologies Match Play. Max Homa, Viktor Hovland and Cameron Smith are jostling for position in the FedEx Cup standings. And Phil Mickelson hasn’t been around to make any more dumb comments or attempt to steal the spotlight from the game’s brightest stars.
Yet there’s only really one storyline that matters right now:
Will Tiger Woods play at The Masters next week?
The Big Cat has been mostly out of commission since a horrific car accident in February 2021, though he did play at the family-oriented PNC Championship with his son Charlie last December. Ever since then, murmurs of a return at Augusta have been swirling. Is there more fire than smoke now?
Let’s look at the evidence and try to connect some dots.