In case you had not noticed, we are not seeing as much of Tiger Woods as we used to. If you have not seen the world’s most famous golfer in the flesh, then you had better hurry up and do so.

Look for that fierce concentration. Look for that red shirt on a Sunday. Look for those characteristic body actions. Look for the jostling crowds following him, larger than for any other player. Listen for the inevitable shouts of “come on, Tiger” or “go Tiger” or even the dreadful yell, one that is as doleful as a tolling bell, of: “Get in the hole.”

It may be that arguably the best golfer the world has seen, who will be 44 on December 30, plays only