Tiger's Dilemma: Start Slow Or An All-In Return?

Being that he's Tiger Woods, an appearance in the Medalist Member-Guest or the Jupiter Four-Ball probably isn't realistic. After all, if he didn't play like Tiger Woods in one of those events, he'd be ridiculed.

But I wonder if I'm the only one struggling with this idea that someone who has just had some major surgeries might just turn up at a big time PGA Tour stop like the Wells Fargo or Players. His agent continues to go with the no timetable answer, and that very well may be true and all of this is premature.

Though now we learn he is signed up for the U.S. Open which doesn't necessarily mean much, except that it is on his radar as a possibility. Maybe he's patterning himself after Hogan's '53 schedule and will keep it light on appearances, but focused on big events and that'll do. But as we discussed on Morning Drive today, the rhythm looks great but the range of motion still understandably limited (note the follow through)...