This is an extremely OWG take, my lord. Tiger playing, and the accompanying coverage, is good for the game. And I'd be willing to bet a lot of money he'll be a factor in a couple more majors in his career, on the right courses.
Funny. Loved it when Tiger won the 2019 Masters. Loved it when Watson almost won the 2009 Open Championship.
This is different. Tiger was out of action for two years because he crashed an SUV while passed out driving with an empty pill bottle in his lap. This accident occurred at the start of rush hour, 7:12 am on a workday, his SUV was going between 84-87 MPH in a 45 mph zone, and the SUV crossed over the median and fortunately missed on-coming traffic. A few years before that, in 2017, Tiger was caught driving under the influence with five different drugs in his system including an opioid.
Glad he survived both incidents, but there's no one in the world with less of an excuse to drive under the influence, and he did it twice within a short period. Why isn't that the story? Miraculous that he didn't hurt anyone other than himself. This isn't someone who is making a comeback from cancer, but a middle aged man with self-inflicted injuries and has proven that even in his 40s, he is incapable of taking care of himself. Slam a bottle of pills drive 80+ in a LA neighborhood and drive the car off a cliff. Sorry, but that doesn't ring the bell for a great comeback story. It's just another chapter for a self-absorbed douche that does GAF about others in his life.
Then, when he returns, he puts himself above the rank and file PGA events and those that grind on the PGA tour, for an attention grab in the majors, all of the while acting like he is a contender. He is not. He's Mike Weir in the Masters. He's Rich Beem in the PGA. If he wants to be treated like a contender, play in tournaments and compete like everyone else. Otherwise, be happy with the honorary invites, but save us from the ESPN hype BS that he plays on the same level of those that will contend for the title on Sunday.