Tiger will be ready to roar, rivals say

0 Comments | AFP, June, 2008

SAN DIEGO, California (AFP) — Sore knee or no, rivals expect Tiger Woods to be at his formidable best when the 108th US Open golf championship tees off Thursday at Torrey Pines.

"I have no idea what's going on with his knee," 2006 US Open champion Geoff Ogilvy of Australia said. "All I know is, he doesn't tee it up unless he thinks he can win."

That was the message delivered this week by Woods himself, who underwent arthroscopic surgery to repair cartilage damage in his left knee shortly after his runner-up finish to Trevor Immelman at the Masters in April.

The US Open, after a nearly nine-week layoff, marks his return to competition, and the resumption of the 13-time major champion's quest to surpass Jack Nicklaus's record of 18 major crowns.

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