Tiger Used Augusta National For Tavistock Tune-Up!

Ron Sirak, reporting from Bay Hill on Tiger's activities since WD'ing from the WGC Cadillac Championship at Doral.

Since Doral, Tiger got back to hitting balls -- saying it was a mild strain in the Achilles -- and has survived the grueling two-day test known as the Tavistock Cup, the blood feud between gated communities and one of the few major titles that eluded Nicklaus, mostly because it didn't exist then.

But is Woods ready to win here this week? His answer is what his answer has been since he turned pro in 1996: "I wouldn't be here if I didn't think I could win." And that's fair enough. That attitude has a lot to do with why Woods has won 71 PGA Tour events and 15 majors. But if anything has been made clear over the last 30 months, it is that Woods has lost his ability to will his way to wins. More is needed.

"I played Augusta on Sunday, that's one of the reasons I played Tavistock," Woods said Wednesday at Bay Hill after his pro-am round. "I feel great. That's the nice thing about having treatment for a few days."