Vijay Singh won another tourney this past weekend. Stewart Cink was second. This is of interest because at the 1999 PGA at Medinah, which represented the start of Woods’ extraordinary period of dominance, besides Woods himself the golfers who most impressed me were – Singh and Cink. I mean just in terms of ballstriking. Singh and Cink – and in 1999, I confess I hadn’t heard of the latter – are very similar in that they’re tall with very graceful swings. Like Woods, they hit the ball noticeably better than most of their peers, except that Woods is a “cut above”. I haven’t seen Woods (or anyone) in the flesh since then so am not able to judge if there has been any diminution in his edge. But I doubt it. Woods, like Nicklaus when he was younger, just hits the ball better. He’s also had a great short game going. When you see them live, it’s quite apparent: there’s a “whoosh” that no-one else puts on the ball; and the trajectory – the drives take off like jet planes, low at first then rising rapidly and incredibly high. I don’t think there’s anything wrong with Woods; it’s just probability – he’ll start to win majors again. Again, the comparison with Bradman – perhaps Nicklaus is the nearest and Woods is an intriguing contender? – what needs to be looked at is how much better someone is than their peers. So is Singh going to dominate, like Woods? No. I think he’s more like a Player or Watson – an elite player but not quite “Bradman class”. But he is something to watch as a striker of golf balls.