Today the volume was turned down a bit. Woods is intent on doing the same to his critics. He has led Tour events after 54 holes on seven occasions and has won six. It was just a perfect shot. Just as important, Woods's play at Muirfield Village supported his claim that returning to the less technical approach to putting of his amateur days has freed him on the greens.
Statistics say as much.
Last year Woods ranked 147th on the Tour in putting. This season he's 25th. Mark O'Meara and Lee Janzen, Woods's regular practice partners back home in Orlando, have noticed a difference in his game. That opens up everything for him. Janzen's read is more esoteric.