Tiger has followed up his 'greatest win' at the US Open with the announcement that he won't be playing for the rest of the year, meaning he'll be a no show at the Open, the US PGA, and the Ryder Cup.
I think now that Tiger has won his major for 2008, he can almost consider it job done for the season. His fantastic start to the season where he clocked up a succession of wins, plus the major, means he's still done better than most players will at all. After birdieing the final hole to stay in the championship not once, but twice, over the weekend at Torrey Pines, Tiger not only demonstrated that he's not just technically and physically superior to the rest of the players on tour, but mentally too.
It'll be interesting to see how the other players react to the news of his curtailment of his 2008 season. This is what most of them have been waiting for - this is perhaps their one chance in their career to win a major, so the Open and the USPGA should be wide open.
Obviously, it's a shame that we're not going to see Tiger again this year - he is undoubtedly head and shoulders above the rest, even on one leg - but it does make the rest of the season far more interesting to see who'll capitalise on his misfortune.
Hopefully one of the European tour players will make a claim - will Lee Westwood follow up his fantastic US Open performance, or might Sergio Garcia consolidate on a fine 2008 to date with a first major win? It really is there for the taking, it's just a question of who wants it.
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