GOLF
THE OPEN, THURSDAY TO SUNDAY
TIGER WOODS heads to Royal Lytham this week in an unusual position - and I don't mean one from the Kama Sutra!
Yes, for the first time since his downfall in 2010, the former golden boy turned bad boy of golf enters a Major as favourite to win.
He last won a Major in 2008 when he triumphed at the US Open.
So a win at the Open would crown his comeback and provide a kind of redemption and closure of a period that was undoubtedly painful for the American superstar.
It would also see him finally reclaim his world No 1 spot which he lost in 2010 after a record stay of 281 weeks at the top - as long as rival Luke Donald does not finish second or third behind him.
Woods hit the skids at the back end of 2009 when the world started to learn of his multiple infidelities - which cost him his wife and family.
He has admitted his wrongs and battled back quietly. Maybe he deserves a second chance - a second coming?
Myself, I would like to see a second coming from Rory McIlroy, who has also struggled since that euphoric US Open win last year.
It would be great if Rory could finally put his game together again - and give us Brits and Irish the chance to celebrate a win in a summer that has seen Andy Murray come so close, yet end up so far away, at Wimbledon, and England slog their way to the quarter-finals without any style at Euro 2012.
FRANK WORRALL
WEEKLY SPORT readers can buy Frank's book on Rory McIlroy for just a fiver (half the retail price) at...
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