>>Woods says the future of golf lies with players who are bigger, stronger and more athletic -- guys built like linebackers who can generate enormous club speed and have been taught the technical side of golf from an early age.
But a few minutes later, he was asked the difference between a great swing and a great game.
"You've got to have the guts to get it done," Woods said. "You can have a picture-perfect swing. You can put the club in every position. But can you pull the trigger when you have a 3-iron over water on the last hole when you need to make 3? Can you do it? That's when it comes down to, 'What do you have inside?'
"That's something you can't teach."
Woods made that observation on the eve of the Buick Invitational. Five days later, Garcia had more than 3-iron over the water to the 18th green on the South Course. He needed a 3. And he hit the green.
He just didn't make the putt.
The problem Woods sees with most young players is they have one shot, one swing, one trajectory. He noted that golf balls don't allow for as much movement anymore, but they can still be shaped.
"I don't see the kids trying that," he said. <<
Woods will get some competition one of these days (he sure as heck ain't got any now), but I would not call Holmes' win a Hello World moment.