Tiger WoodsIn 2000, Tiger Woods won the British Open at St. Andrews by eight strokes. In 2005, his victory at the hallowed course was by five strokes. This weekend, when it was St. Andrews' turn to host golf's oldest major once again, Woods ended up 13 strokes behind some South African guy named Louis Oosthuizen.

Our friends at With Leather have further analysis of Woods' decline. It's safe to say that the PGA Tour and television executives -- who just a year ago were sure golf's story line for the next decade would be Tiger's pursuit (and eventual surpassing) of Jack Nicklaus's record 18 majors -- are beginning to freak out.

That's because the ratings bonanza that is Woods has been nothing more than an average golfer since his return from a well-publicized break.

Golf is mostly mental, so it's possible that once Woods gets done with his divorce, and can go back to banging floozies with a clear head, he will reestablish himself as the dominant force he once was.

However, if not, golf has a huge problem, as it doesn't have any other younger, established stars. (Where have you gone, Sergio Garcia?)

Once the novelty of seeing Woods fail wears off, will you still be interested in golf if Tiger isn't able to return to his former glory?

If Tiger can't win, will golf still interest you?
Yup -- it's still an interesting game228 (25.2%)
No -- who are these other guys?275 (30.5%)
No way -- golf never interested me400 (44.3%)