Nobody should doubt Tiger after Carnoustie, but he still has to prove that he's back

The British Open has been very animated the occasion began to unfold, with zoom mobile phones to capture the moment under the best available angle.

This was not on the golf course. It was in the media center

. The subject was a big yellow board on the front of the room that showed Tiger Woods alone at the top of the final round. Some Carnoustie Golf Links reporters in Scotland have never seen Woods win a major. Those who asked for it would never see it again.

It did not last.

Woods stumbled with a double boguey on number 11. He dropped another shot on the next hole. Just like that, he had eight players in front of him, three more than he had to climb when he left Sunday

Maybe next time, and it's not far off.

The PGA Championship begins August 9th at Bellerive in St. Louis, where Woods once played in a practice lap prior to the American Express championship. Woods was on the field with Mark Calcavecchia on September 11, 2001, when he was informed of the terrorist attacks. The tournament was canceled the next day

Can he win another major? Nobody should doubt him now.

He still has to show it, however, and this Sunday at Carnoustie is clear: it will take more than just his presence in the standings.

when he took the lead and the other competitors started an inexplicable slip. Jordan Spieth took a risk on the rough on the sixth par-five, found the only place he could not miss and made double bogey. Xander Schauffele fired a shot out of the rough, blew the next on the seventh green and made double bogey.

They also arrived at Woods

It could be Tiger Woods, but for the moment he is like everyone else. The long-standing slogan of the PGA Tour is: "These guys are good," just as Woods

Missing, is the factor of intimidation until it's over. he wins again, and then wins a little more.

will win, "said Rory McIlroy." My state of mind was, "Go spoil the party here."

McIlroy was not among the seven players who had a head shot on the last lap, he was too busy catching up, but he was already part of this scene this year, and it did not shake him, it was at Bay Hill in Orlando, where Woods did birdie on the 13th hole to get in a shot in advance.

Listen to that, Rory?

"This was not the C & birdie It was actually when he was walking from the thirteenth green to the fourteenth hole, "said McIlroy." There was a tiger song, and then I had to pull back my putt and let it calm down and hit. So you know that it is there, but I do not feel that it has affected me in any way whatsoever. "

Apparently No. He ended up winning by three shots." Woods hit an offside kick off the 16th hole and tied for fifth.

Woods made his first birdie Sunday at Carnoustie on number 4, and Spieth could hear the roar as he was coming down the third channel.An hour later, he noticed Woods in the lead, but only by accident.Spieth wanted to avoid looking at the leaderboards, and he slipped on number 8. He approached his younger brother, Michael Greller, and said, "Damn, I looked at the painting, man."

"He's like" He has not been in this position for 10 years, and have you been here how many times in the last three years? "He was sending it back to me," said Spieth.

Spieth had at least a share of the lead after a round in the majors 16 times dating the Masters 2014. The last time Woods was at the top of the ranking ap A round in the majors was in the 2012 PGA Championship. Spieth began his second year in Texas

Players know everything about Woods. Respect is there. He's not equal with 14 majors and 10 seasons with at least five wins on the PGA Tour

But at this point in his career, Woods has peers on the ropes.

Francesco Molinari did not flinch playing with Woods, even when he took the lead. Molinari was solid and bug-free, and the Italian joined Y.E. Yang is the only player to be paired with Woods on the last lap of a major and win

"It will be interesting to see it go forward," said McIlroy. "But that was his first taste for the major championship … the drama for a good while.Even though he's 14 years old, you have to learn to come back."

Spieth says the fight from Woods to Carnoustie was not a fluke, at least for those who were paying attention this year.

"And he would not tell you but he is human," said Spieth. "To experience that kind of pressure that he would have felt while leading the Open on a Sunday is no different from anyone else, especially since He has not experienced it for so long. "

Give him time.

But do not wait for anyone to give it to him.