Drumbeat Continues For Tiger To Hire Hank Haney**
/Well, not yet, I was kidding, but isn't it a matter of time before it starts after this round at Firestone?
**The reviews are in, starting with SI's Gary Van Sickle:
He hit only five fairways, 11 greens and had 32 putts, the worst of which were a couple from inside four feet that didn't even catch a piece of the cup.
Bob Harig writes:
So much for the good vibes, positive feelings and overall excellence that punctuated every previous professional appearance for Tiger Woods at Firestone Country Club.
The world's No. 1 golfer shot his worst score ever in 45 rounds dating back to 1997 on Firestone's South course, home of the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational.
Steve DiMeglio notes that the No. 1 ranking appears to be in jeopardy:
If Woods doesn't improve his standing, he could fall from the top of the official world golf rankings, where he has resided the past 270 weeks. Mickelson can supplant Woods if he wins or finishes fourth or better and Woods finishes outside of the top-37 and Lee Westwood is tied for second or worse.
And Shane Bacon at Yahoo wasn't writing about Tiger's shirt, which looked like it'd been run over by a Flushing Meadows line resurfacing machine.
Well, that was ugly. Ugly, ugly, ugly.