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The Starter: Oh Tiger, what will you do next?

The 15-time major champion continues to make headlines one way or another; Gary Woodland trumps Anthony Kim for best comeback story of the year; Asterisk ... need we say more?

🏌🏽 Tiger Woods was arrested and charged with DUI near his home in Jupiter, Florida. He refused to take a urine test and he was found with two pills of hydrocodone, an opioid painkiller he has taken for years. It’s his second DUI charge, the first coming in 2017, which he wound up pleading guilty to reckless driving. What punishment does he deserve?

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Tiger Woods answering questions at the 2014 Hero World Challenge, but the look could easily be transported to this past week's news.

🏌🏽 Woods was given permission to leave the country for a drug treatment program, presumably out of sight of prying eyes. Is this simply to try to stay out of jail or is he really serious about getting help this time?

🏌🏽 Given the present circumstances, Woods turned down an offer from the PGA of America to captain the U.S. team in the 2027 Ryder Cup. Obvious move? If not him, then who?

🏌🏽 Gary Woodland’s emotional victory Texas Children’s Houston Open was his fifth PGA Tour title and his first since brain surgery in 2023 and his recent admission that he suffers from PTSD as a result of the surgery. Is there a better story in golf this year?

🏌🏽 Masters: Ludvig Aberg or Tommy Fleetwood? Rory McIlroy or Scottie Scheffler? Xander Schauffele or Robert McIntyre?

🏌🏽 Phil Mickelson announced he won’t compete in the Masters because of a family health issue that has also taken him away from LIV Golf. It’s the first time since 1994 that both Woods and Mickelson haven’t played in the Masters. Has the game passed them by?

🏌🏽 Asterisk Talley, now a 17-year-old high schooler, led after two rounds of the Augusta National Women’s Amateur after being runner-up a year ago. Besides having the current best first name in golf, is she the next big thing?

🏌🏽 Have you ever seen a Tour player since Seve Ballesteros hit shots as far offline than Jordan Spieth does? When will the media — especially television — stop making excuses for him?

🏌🏽 Season 4 of “Full Swing” debuts on Netflix April 17 with four episodes. Will you watch? Have you even seen the other three seasons?


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