After having what Jack Nicklaus described as what  "may be his best week driving, ever," Tiger Woods has two wins on the season thanks to a final round 65 at Muirfield Village.  Following the event, Woods spoke with the media who must have had their tails between their legs.  So many journalists had been dogging Woods and accusing him of being in a slump despite the fact that he came back to the Tour miraculously fast, with minimal practice.

He was expected to win from the second he teed it up at the Match Play.  When he didn't, it was chalked up to rust.  After he failed to close the deal at Augusta National, the murmurs started.  Would Hank Haney be fired?  Is Woods really healthy after all?

Then, Woods didn't win at Quail Hollow or the Players.  He was spraying the ball everywhere.  He looked tentative with his surgically-repaired knee and his swing.  Nevermind that, though, Woods was in a slump according to journalist who probably have never hit a golf ball longer than 200 yards much less done so on a surgically-repaired tendon.

The Memorial Tournament was part PR campaign and part statement.  Woods came out with the fact that he switched drivers to a higher lofted Nike model to give him a better, more natural launch angle.  That resulted in better posture with the driver and an astounding number of fairways hit.  (90 percent!)

He was solid with the irons, which he had already been showing.  While Woods was middle of the pack in putting, he was good enough to score well when it mattered most.  That chip in for eagle didn't hurt.

In the end, Woods let everyone know that he was still ailing, had been struggling, and had done something about it since we last saw him at TPC Sawgrass.  Then, he went out and proved he had.

And after winning, he let the detractors in the media know just how dumb they sounded.

You know, most guys, when they have a surgery like that, it takes them a little bit longer to come back. People expected me to go out and win everything I played in. Maybe I'll just surprise everyone by winning a third event.

Now, I don't think anyone would be the least bit surprised if he won at Bethpage.  The problem is, though, that with every win Tiger notches, the expectations for the next event skyrocket.  If Tiger wins by any less than the 15 shots margin he had at Pebble Beach in 2000, writers will be wondering if Woods' knee is still bothering him.