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 it even if you're not sure that you've completely figured out your 
short game. We've already seen you at your worst this year, chunking and
 skulling the ball over and around the greens at Phoenix and Torrey 
Pines, and we still want to see you try again. Play it because 
watching you remains one of our favorite pastimes, whether it's to cheer
 you on or root for you to finish last. You're relevant. You still 
matter to people. That's a gift that doesn't last forever. Play it
 because you almost always fare better at the Masters than most people 
think you will. In this century, you've won it three times and finished 
in the top eight more times. In the nine years since you last won 
this tournament, in you've finished out of the top only twice, 
which includes last year when you didn't play after having back surgery. USA TODAY Tiger Woods plays holes at Augusta; is Masters next? Play
 it because if you do show up, no one really thinks you will play well, 
which will make it all the better for you if you do. The Masters was 
made for you, and you for it. Take Your life was a shambles after 
the Thanksgiving weekend nightmare of your own doing, and you came 
to the Masters having not played in a tournament all year. So what do 
you do? You shoot and finish tied for fourth. Play it 
because you missed it last year and you can't miss it again this year. 
Here's why. You're You love the place, and you'll only have so many 
chances to play it in your best years. Jack Nicklaus won the Masters at 
 and perhaps you will, too, but it's certainly not going to get 
easier to win as the years go by. So play it once more before you turn Unless
 you're hurt, or worried that you could re-injure your back, play it, 
Tiger. For heaven's sake, it's the Masters and you're you. It would be 
almost un-American to not have you there. Astute readers familiar 
with the dozens of critical columns I've written about Tiger over the 
past years might wonder if this is an April Fools' Day joke. It
 is not. The Masters needs Tiger Woods. And he needs the Masters. His 
game is in trouble. He shot a career-high in late January, then 
withdrew on the 12th hole of the first round the next week with 
stiffness in his back. And that was the last we've seen of him this 
year. FOR THE WIN 9-year-old Rory McIlroy to Tiger Woods: 'I'm coming to get you' For
 the first time in his career, he looks truly lost on a golf course. 
Some wonder if he'll ever get back to some semblance of normalcy. It's a
 valid question. So he needs to go to a place where he will always
 be welcomed. He needs to go to a place he knows as well as any course 
on Earth. He needs to go home. Augusta National Golf Club will 
always open its doors to Tiger, and has ever since his first major 
victory, at in when he won by shots. If Tiger doesn't 
show up, the Masters will carry on, of course, but it won't have the 
same energy. Rory is young and interesting and going for the career 
Grand Slam, but he doesn't come close to moving the needle the way Tiger
 does. Phil is Phil, as entertaining and appealing as any golfer of this
 era, but he's still not Tiger. Tiger's presence makes every 
tournament eminently more fascinating, and will continue to do so until 
we are certain he can't be competitive anymore. That day has not yet 
arrived. So, Tiger, what else do you have to do next Thursday and Friday? (And perhaps Saturday and Sunday?) Play. CONNECT TWEET LINKEDIN COMMENT EMAIL MORE MORE FROM USA TODAY SPORTS From Around Our Network Tiger Woods shares touching moment with his kids on the Masters … FTW day ago Undo FFToolbox Sponsored Fantasy Football: 12-team PPR mock draft FFToolbox Undo Barack Obama smack talked Paul Pierce FTW hours ago Undo Rush The Court Sponsored NCAA Tournament Tidbits: Championship Edit … Rush The Court Undo Duke's title was aided by awful officiating down the stretch - The Blue D … FTW day ago Undo Newsmax Sponsored ‘Warren Buffett Indicator’ Signals Collapse in Stock … Newsmax Undo sponsor content PGA Tour player survey shows that Bubba Watson isn't very popular FTW days ago Undo Businessopas Sponsored Valtionhallinnon rekrytointiprosessi siirtyy uuteen järje … Businessopas Undo sports Armour: Bubba Watson sees harsh criticism as positive Powered by Bounce Exchange Powered by Bounce Exchange Powered by Bounce Exchange