Tiger's Next Challenge

摘要

The media refrain through- out the 2003 season was "slump." But Tiger Woods says that's nonsense, quite annoying nonsense given that he won more tournaments―five―than any other player. Last week his PGA Tour brethren echoed this view, voting Woods Player of the Year for the fifth successive time―the sixth in his still young career. In an exclusive interview with NEWSWEEK, Woods called it "the ultimate compliment." But still, he remains his own most astute critic, able to render clear-eyed judgments on the state of his game. And he concedes that the 2003 campaign was somewhat disappointing. His one notable failure: not winning a major. "It was a successful season, but not a great season," he says. "Obviously I think a great season is defined by winning major championships."