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Rivals anticipate imminent Woods revival

ESPN staff
October 5, 2011
Kevin Na holds the trophy aloft © Getty Images
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The newest winner on the PGA Tour, Kevin Na, believes Tiger Woods will definitely win again in the next few years.

The American, who clinched victory at last week's Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open to seal his first win on the PGA Tour in 211 attempts, admits he is a long-time Woods fan - but warns the 14-time major champion that the rising standard of young players on tour has made it harder than ever to win.

"I am still a Tiger fan," Na said. "I watched him play when I was a kid.

"The biggest question people ask me is: 'Do you think he'll win again?' I say: 'Definitely.' He's definitely going to win again.

"But I also tell them that people don't realise how much other players have stepped up to his level. There are more guys now who are breaking through."

Rocco Mediate, who famously lost to Woods in a playoff for the 2008 US Open, is delighted that the former world No. 1 is playing at the Frys.com Open this week - believing his current problems are physical and that it will be 'game over' for everyone else once they are resolved.

Mediate even believes Woods can be better than before.

"It's the physical motion that's causing the problem, period," Mediate stated. "If he gets his golf swing back, the ball game is over. Trust me.

"He knows that once he figures out where his ball is going, it's over. He's already proved it 71 times, in 14 majors. I think he can be better than he was before.

"I'm really happy he's playing here because it's huge for this event and huge for the Fall Series.

"I like when he's in the field and he's playing his best because it gives you an opportunity to beat the best guy."

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