Tiger Woods has been to Hell and back.
Or has he fully come back? According to CBS golf analyst Gary McCord, Woods likely is in a "hellhole."
The 65-year McCord participated in a lengthy question-and-answer interview with Golf.com, and near the end of the interview, Woods' name came up.
Tiger finished the 2013 year ranked No. 1 in the world but has not won a major golf tournament since the 2008 U.S. Open. Injury and personal drama in the form of his infidelity and eventual divorce had an effect on his game, and he remains four major victories short of Jack Nicklaus' all-time record of 18 Grand Slam wins.
Asked his opinion on Woods' happiness, McCord responded frankly.
"If you look at any situation where guys become superstars in any field, they all eventually end up in their own prison, their own hellhole, and they peer out through the bars. You have to give up a lot to be that good at something. Some guys have a big prison and some guys have a tiny prison. He's in a real tiny cell. You feel sorry for him. He wants to be one of the guys."
Woods has been a golf icon ever since his 12-stroke victory over Tom Kite in the 1997 Masters, becoming the youngest player to win the event at age 21.
McCord says not only has Woods paid the ultimate price for that success, but also his drought has shaken his confidence in his quest to be the best ever, which may leave him short of Nicklaus' record.
"Tiger is the best I've ever seen play this game, but those other guys have gotten better, and they know his confidence level is not what it was. And once you start to lose your confidence in this game, look out. Five years ago if I were to take all my money to a window at Vegas, either the 18-and-over window, or the under-18 window, I'd have put it all in the 18-and-over window. Now I'd just stare at them."
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