Woods himself says he is ready to play competitive golf. Sound familiar? It does to me.

It seems every time he has tried to play since his world crashed around him, the majority of people have the same response: "He's back!", or "watch out for Tiger, he is ready now."

Other than his impressive final round at Augusta this year, he has been below average. He has actually fallen out of the top 20 in world rankings. I know he hasnt played a lot of golf, but even when he has its been painfull to watch.

So now is the time when all you Tiger groupies can start to get excited, at least until Saturday, when chances are he wont be playing.

And for the record, I will take Steve Stricker against the field.