It was a comprehensive victory for Hunter Mahan at the Bridgestone World Invitational, all the more impressive by the fact he didn’t have a single bogey in the final round. Ryan Palmer, who would have been a surprise winner, stuck to his task admirably to finish in second, two shots back. Despite the excellent golf on view all week at FIrestone, the talking point abd debate unfortunately revolves around Tiger Woods and the atrocious condition of his game. To see Woods slumping to a four round total of +18 is a indication of how far away Woods is from returning to anything like his former self. I think Ewan Murray summed it up quite well recently when he said Woods looks all alone out there. In testing times like these, everyone needs someone to fall back on. My guess now is that if we see another poor showing this week at the PGA Tour, it might signal the end of Woods 2010 season. Im also expecting wholesale changes to his entire setup including a new coach and dare I say it, possibly a change away from long time caddy, Steve Williams. More on this to follow.