The sun still rose over the mountains Friday, even though Tiger Woods was no longer here to take in the view -- or perhaps more appropriately, no longer here to be viewed by thousands of spectators yearning to get a glimpse of the world's No. 1 golfer.
With Woods eliminated from the Accenture Match Play Championship, a calm came over the Ritz-Carlton Golf Club at Dove Mountain, where crowds were noticeably thinner and the buzz appreciably diminished.
Hank Haney stayed behind after his famous client had jetted off following his defeat to Tim Clark on Thursday, and Haney was generally upbeat about what had transpired this week, despite the 4-and-2 defeat. All in all, it was a very encouraging comeback from knee surgery, Haney said.
"The amount of satisfaction I have is related to how Tiger feels he did, and he felt like he did well," Haney said. "He told me he thought he hit the ball real well, and I thought he did, too. I thought he hit a lot of great shots."
"The goal was to start getting some rounds of golf in and the goal obviously is to be ready for [the Masters at] Augusta. I didn't see anything in the last two days that made me think he won't be ready for Augusta."
By Bob Harig ESPN
http://sports.espn.go.com/golf/news/story?id=3940371
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