Tiger Woods is reportedly out of the rehabilitation center in Arizona and has returned home to Orlando. Whether or not he is with his family is not known, but Tiger is apparently making the next step in his return to life on the PGA Tour. Last week on The Back Nine we spoke with Jaime Diaz, Golf Digest Senior Writer, who arguably is as close to Tiger and his family as any journalist cover the world's top player over the last 20 years. If you haven't seen Jaime's articles on Tiger over the last several weeks, check out www.golfdigest.com and give them a read, you won't be disappointed.

The LPGA Tour is in a state of crisis with Commissioner Bivens ousted by the players and the American players not winning enough.

If there had been any doubt as to whether the best player in the world was back in top form, the critics were answered on Sunday afternoon in Dublin, Ohio at the Memorial Tournament.

On Wednesday in Dublin, Ohio, the two biggest modern day influences on the game of golf will compete in an eight-player skins game. Tiger Woods and Jack Nicklaus have won a combined 32 major titles in their career.

Selected from the season ending points standings of the Metropolitan Amateur Golf Association, this field of 16 players represents the elite amateurs in the Greater St. Louis area. Among the participants is the returning MAGA Player of the year and defending champion of this event, Skip Berkmeyer. Berkmeyer will occupy the #1 seed and face a newcomer to this event in the UMSL standout, Tim Cochran.