I watched him play last week, and it was impressive. On the fairway consistently, and his putter is almost all the way back. His wedge too. He missed one he wouldn’t have in 2008, where he put himself in a corner, with a bunker in front and a green sliding away from the far edge of the bunker. He was looking for the far fringe and caught the sand instead.
He’s pretty close to being back. I think this is a stretch, making him a favorite. This is a play, an overplay, for ratings.
It would have been enough to say ‘top 5’ and it would have done the same job in the ratings.
Back to what? He's in his 40s and hasn't won a major in a decade. That he's the favorite is absurd.