For a second consecutive year, Tiger Woods is poised to make a huge jump in the Official World Golf Ranking at the Hero World Challenge – no matter how he plays.
Woods enters this week at No.1,199, sandwiched between Nicolas Tacher and George Gandranata. But OWGR guru Nosferatu (Twitter handle @VC606) calculates the 14-time Major champ will climb more than 250 spots just for finishing four rounds in the Bahamas. And a win in the limited-field event would propel Woods all the way to approximately No.135. Check out this chart:
If @TigerWoods finishes dead last in next week's #HeroWorldChallenge he will jump more than 250 places in the world rankings! A win would catapult him well over 1000 places in #OWGR, to somewhere around #135! 🙈
Welcome back, Tiger! 🐯
Here are some more scenarios… pic.twitter.com/pHpzMmGUX0
— Nosferatu (@VC606) November 25, 2017
And here’s a graph:
In anticipation of @TigerWoods's return at #HeroWorldChallenge, I prepared this #OWGR projection chart for Tiger's fans for the week ahead! 😉☺️
It's pretty easy to use and should be reasonably accurate (just be mindful that it's a PROJECTION). @GCTigerTracker @TGRLiveEvents pic.twitter.com/RPoeXtkyog
— Nosferatu (@VC606) November 27, 2017
Of course, winning doesn’t seem likely for Woods, who is returning to competitive golf after undergoing a fourth back surgery in April. Various sportsbooks have listed him as the clear long shot in the 18-man field with BookMaker putting him as low as 45-to-1 odds. In fact, sportsbooks think there’s more of a chance that Woods finishes last or withdraws than him finishing in the top five.
