Tiger Woods will be making his return to the world of golf at the Masters. Was anyone actually surprised by this? I think not.

Tiger has always tried to keep his life very private, and now everybody knows why. He has never loved having the media follow him everywhere he goes. That is exactly why he has chosen to make his debut this year at Augusta National, the site of the Masters.

Augusta National is probably the most respected golf course in the world: Only 300 members; no women members, however, they are allowed to play if they are invited by a member; only select media allowed to enter the grounds, etc. This is going to be the perfect environment for a man who recently fell from USA poster boy to the biggest scumbag of America.

Many predict that Woods will play well. I agree. the guy is the best golfer on the planet regardless of who and what he has slept with. Yeah the guy slept with a bunch of porn stars, cocktail waitresses, and who knows what else, but he is still the best in the game.

Recently, Woods played a few practice rounds with a few of his buddies out at Augusta. When his friends were asked how he was playing, they said it looked as thought the guy has no rust at all. They were also asked what part of his game is lacking and where could he improve, to which they responded, “nothing…nothing at all. He’s killing it. He’s absolutely killing it.”

It will be interesting to see how the crowd handles the return of Tiger Woods. Augusta National and their crew will not tolerate any heckling. This tournament is the “gentleman’s game” of all the major tournaments, which means hecklers will be rare because they do not want have their access pass revoked, which happens quickly at Augusta.

My honest opinion is that the crowd and fans will welcome Tiger back with open arms. Here are my reasons why:

1. Golf just isn’t the same without Tiger Woods. Let’s face it. Until 1996, nobody really cared about golf. And frankly, once he is done with golf, it will probably go back to being lame to watch.
2. America loves to forgive. Look at Alex Rodriguez. Look at Josh Hamilton. We as Americans love seeing people change their lives around. Whether it is alcohol, drugs, infidelity, etc. We love to see people change for the better.
3. He will win. That is right. I am predicting a victory, which is going to make the fans love him and accept him back even more. He is going to be the most focused Tiger Woods we have ever seen. Think of how amazing he was with his mental game while he was cheating on his wife? He had to juggle more women and emotions in his head than anyone I have ever seen. He still made those clutch shots and putts with all that in his head? Think of how dominant he will be with a clear head.

Whether Tiger wins another green jacket or not, the weekend of the Masters will be very exciting.

You can catch the first two rounds on ESPN, and the last two rounds will be on CBS.