On Thursday the best golfers in the world will begin the U.S. Open at Torrey Pines, an ocean-side public course near San Diego.
Normally at this point before a major championship there is talk of the condition of the course and how tough it will play. That talk is present for this U.S. Open as well, but it is being overshadowed by the condition of Tiger Woods' surgically repaired knee and how tough his rehabilitation was.
Team Tiger is quite mum on exactly what was done during Woods' third operation to his knee, but given how long the rehab time has taken -- Tiger has not played in a tournament since the Masters in April -- it wasn't a real quick in-and-out procedure. As a matter of fact, some are speculating that Tiger will be going under the knife again soon and that his career could be shortened.
That's a startling revelation for fans who assumed that Woods was on the fast track to catch Jack Nicklaus in major championships won. So rather than the usual pre-Open hoopla concerning agronomy and course strategy, we're leaning more towards anatomy and physiology.
