Caged Tiger: Dominant Woods Out Three to Four Weeks

Tiger Woods decided to have surgery on his left knee for the third time in his career to repair cartilage damage. According to Woods, it was something that he knew about and was trying to play through it.

This should scare anyone and everyone on the PGA Tour. Why, you ask?

He started off by winning the first four events he entered this year. He finished second at The Masters by three and was close to winning.

The part of his game that should have suffered from this injury, his driving, has not. The torque that he puts on his body and more specifically his knee when he drives showed no signs that anything was wrong.

The fact that he was able to play through this and still dominate begs the question: What is he going to do when returns completely healthy?

The man said that a grand slam is very doable and he knew that he was not at 100 percent. At best he was at 85 percent, and he still was in the hunt for a fifth green jacket and a shot at history.

Some will say that Tiger is using this as an excuse. But he never even mentioned it to anyone. He tried to grin and bear the pain, electing to put off surgery until after The Masters for one and only one reason. Tiger, like Jack, only cares about majors.

Majors are all you are remembered by, and Tiger wants to (and will) pass Jack's record. Tiger strives to be perfect, and the only way to perfect in the majors is the grand slam. He even said in an interview with ESPN's Scott Van Pelt that 19 majors is the only thing he thinks about. 

So here is my advice to everyone else on Tour: enjoy the next month and win while you can. The last time Tiger had this done, he came back better, winning three of his first four events.

The grand slam might have to wait for next year, but another Tiger slam is very possible.