WGC Bridgestone 2013: Tiger Woods' Dominance Proves He's Ready to Win Majors

Tiger Woods has been spectacular through three rounds of the WGC Bridgestone 2013, and he will walk away from the tournament victorious barring a major collapse.

He started the tournament near the top of the leaderboard, but he took control after shooting a 61 in the second round. He took an eight-shot lead into the third round, and he saw it shrink down to seven after shooting two under. 

At this point it would take either the biggest choke job of his career or someone to shoot the way Woods did on the second day to prevent Woods' victory.

With such a commanding lead, Woods is in position to show the world that he can still close out tournaments. 

The debates are sure to follow this great tournament, and everyone will be wondering if Tiger can finally win another major. He hasn't won one since 2008, so it's only a matter of time before he gets back on track.

He has put on quite a show this weekend, which can only be viewed as a positive with the PGA Championship getting started this week.

This is nothing new to Tiger. He has won a tournament right before a major this year, and he finished fourth at the 2013 Masters. Although he's not looking to settle for a top-five finish, that's an encouraging sign that he can put together back-to-back tournaments.

The only troubling sign of the weekend is that Woods hasn't been extremely consistent. He has been under par in every round, but it's been a variation. He's had one great round, one good round and an average round. For those who want to criticize him for being "inconsistent" this tournament, it's tough to be four-under par every round.

One great round can win a tournament, and Woods is seeing the result of one. It's a good sign to see him at least four-under par in two rounds and at least two-under in every round.

Now Tiger must find a way to finish strong on Sunday and carry the momentum over to Oak Hill. 

That course is very challenging, and he hasn't won the PGA Championship since 2007. Overall he has four titles at that major.

Golf fans everywhere are still doubting that Woods can carry his strong performance over to the next tournament. Critics will doubt him until he finally gets that elusive victory.

He must deal with the pressure of being the tournament favorite after dominating the field this weekend. He'll have a couple days of high expectations, but then it will be all business on Thursday.

Woods is closing in on his fifth win of the year. He has accomplished that feat seven times in his career. During those seasons, he has failed to win at least one major only once. That happened to be 2009, which is the most recent year in which he won at least five tournaments. 

With only one major remaining this year, it the odds favor him. No other competitor has taken control of golf while he has been searching for another major. Woods is riding the momentum into a major, and his history says that he wins a major when he has been so successful throughout the year.

Tiger has shown flashes of the old Tiger this year, and he putting together his best year since 2009. A major title next weekend would take an enormous amount of pressure off of him. Anything else would leave him waiting until next year for another shot.

The WGC Bridgestone 2013 belongs to Tiger. He may follow it up with a PGA title at Oak Hill next week and show the world that he is back. Even if he walks away without a victory, he is closing in on finally ending his majors drought.

*Full leaderboard courtesy of the event's official website