"A chronically ailing knee will prevent him from outworking the competition, one of the critical components of his former dominance."

John Strege in this week's wrap-up of the weekend, with this somber assessment of Tiger's injury:

It was called a "minor injury" on his own website, the medial collateral ligament sprain in his left knee that will keep him from playing in the Wells Fargo Championship this week.

But is any injury to a knee that has been surgically repaired four times really minor?

For the first time post-scandal it has become apparent in this quarter that there's a better chance he won't win 19 majors. His left knee apparently is going to be an ongoing deterrent.

A chronically ailing knee will prevent him from outworking the competition, one of the critical components of his former dominance.