One stat has us wondering if Tiger Woods could contend at British Open

Forgive me for recycling this, because it's already been plastered all over the golf web everywhere, but I've been thinking about this Tiger Woods stat a lot.

One of the most common questions I've been getting on radio hits this week is whether Tiger can find some of that old magic that allowed him to win two British Opens at the Old Course at St. Andrews (2000 and 2005).

I have no idea if Woods is going to be competitive, but I do know the Greenbrier Classic was incredibly encouraging for anyone who still believes Woods has something at the bottom of the barrel.

The reason is as follows. You could make a reasonable argument that Woods had the best ball-striking week of his entire career in West Virginia last week. His entire career! Don't believe me? Take a look at this stat.

That's insane!

Look, I get that it was the Greenbrier and ... yeah ... but St. Andrews is wide open (literally and figuratively with Rory McIlroy out of the field). To score, you have to be precise with your irons and hit a bunch of putts. I'm dubious about Tiger and the flatstick right now, but if he hits it like he did at Greenbrier, who knows?

And isn't that the best part of golf.