Driver remains problem club for Tiger

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A third place over the weekend at the Australian Open — his best finish in two years — suggested, to use the Woods parlance, progress.
The problem is that just as he’s warming up, the season is winding down, depriving Woods of what he needs most: to play.
“People are talking about how he hasn’t won Ping K15 Driver
in two years. Well, he hasn’t played that much in two years,” said his new caddie, Joe LaCava.
“I think he just needs to have more rounds under his belt — see putts go in and see good shots.”
Woods won’t have the chance to build momentum because he has only two events left on his 2011 calendar, this week’s Presidents Cup in Melbourne, Australia, and his Chevron Challenge, in Los Angeles, in early December.
His next full-field event isn’t likely to be until Torrey Pines in late January.
LaCava concedes another long layoff is hardly ideal.
“After his tournament, he’ll have another five- or six-week break, so it’s going to take time,” he said.
In other words, wait \'til next year. Ping K15 Driver
And maybe that’s when we should judge Woods.
Assuming he‘s healthy and played three or four lead-in tournaments to sharpen his game, the Masters — his favorite event — will tell much about the comeback.
In the meantime, he has arrested his rankings free fall, from No. 1 all the way down to No. 58, and climbed back into the top 50 on the strength of his play in Sydney.
Four days at The Lakes told much about the evolution of Tiger 2.0.
There were many reasons to celebrate. The short game was sharper, and Woods seemed to have more control of his golf ball. He hit a number of impressive shots, such as the low, piercing “stinger” 4-iron that set up a final-round birdie on the exacting 12th at The Lakes.
“You can tell he had that stinger shot back, so I think that’s a telltale sign that he’s swinging nice again,” said Aaron Baddeley, who played Ping K15 Driver
alongside Woods on Sunday.

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