Jordan Spieth wants Tiger Woods' help. If Tiger gives it to him, consider Woods' golf career to be over.
The 22-year-old Spieth started his 2016 season in spectacular fashion, winning the Hyundai Tournament of Champions by eight strokes on Sunday. During the event, Spieth, who matched Woods with his seventh PGA Tour victory by the age of 22, said he wanted to ask the injured Woods on tips in helping him stay at No. 1, according to CBS Sports.
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Woods, whose own 2016 is on hold as he tries to recover from back surgery, owns both the record for most weeks at No. 1 (683) and consecutive weeks at No. 1 (281). For good measure, Woods also has the No. 2 spot at consecutive weeks at No. 1 with 264.
No other player has triple-digit weeks at No. 1 since the ranking evolved 30 years ago.
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"I think it would be wise to ask (Tiger) or Rory (McIlroy) or I mean, you could even ask Phil (Mickelson) what it's like to stay at the level he's been at for so many years," young Jordan said. "I think it would be wise to ask more questions than I do. I haven't done much. I haven't received a whole lot of advice on staying there, other than keep on trying to win tournaments. I mean the more you win, the higher up in the rankings you're going to stay.
"So, but if you're talking about how to control a lot of the noise on the outside and really stay disciplined and strive towards something else, I'm trying to figure some of that out on my own because everyone is different. But I do think there is something in asking someone like Tiger a lot of questions on how he's been able to do it."
It's a mature approach for the player who burst on the scene in 2015 by winning the year's first two majors.
The question is whether Tiger will share his knowledge.
Woods has talked about his career being in limbo because there is no time table for recovery from his back surgery. Because he is dealing with pinched nerves, the injury could come back at any time.
If Woods helps Spieth, it will be as if Woods is admitting he'll never compete on the same level with Spieth or any of the other current top players the way he once did. Such a response would be similar to that of Kobe Bryant. Once Kobe realized 2015-16 would be his last year, he instructed coach Byron Scott to play his young players during fourth quarter crunch times to get them experience in pressure situations.
The same goes for Tiger. If he believes he can return to a level that can rival Spieth, he would politely decline Spieth's request. But if Woods helps Spieth, it'll be because Tiger knows he can't compete with Spieth any longer.
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