I've posted that on golf forums like Golfwrx.com countless times, often to quite a bit of opposition.
As always -- big picture logic above fixation on details. Tiger has been several levels above his peers throughout his life, whether it was juniors, or amateurs, or college, or professional. He owns more margin for error than any athlete I've ever seen. There is no reason to believe it won't lead to a period of excellence again.
Besides, he's got the perfect sport for it. Golf at 72 holes enables separation. That is blatant if you walk the course and watch the true elites simply make smarter decisions, more great shots, and fewer devastating errors.
Tiger has an awesome record on majors held on par 72 layouts. Not as good on par 71 and considerably worse at par 70. If he contends in majors again, which I expect, I would predict the breakthrough would be on a par 72 course. This year is not ideal for Tiger since only the Masters will be par 72. The US Open at Shinnecock is par 70 while the British Open and PGA Championship will be contested at par 71. As a gambler I always have to keep track of variables like that.
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