Tiger Woods' Downfall: 5 Hard Facts as Doral's Blue Monster Looms

Tee time at the Blue Monster.

Paired with former rival Phil Mickelson, Tiger Woods will take the course on Thursday at the World Golf Championship at the Doral Resort and Spa with the wind squarely in his face. Since his public marital meltdown, Woods has endured a winless streak that few would have dreamed possible.

While fans and sponsors alike have waited for the golfer to get his head together and regain his form, the stats chronicling his epic fall from grace and gracefulness have continued to pile up.

Surge Desk has a sampling of what has become the new normal for the once extraordinary Woods.

1. Last win on tour
No, winning isn't everything, unless you're stuck in a Charlie Sheen-esque monologue about winning, that is. But winning does come in handy every now and again when you're a guy who is as competitive as Woods. His last win on the PGA tour came in 2009, at the BMW Championship.

2. Breaking Nicklaus' record in doubt
What once seemed inevitable now looks a little shaky. Woods has long held up breaking Jack Nicklaus' major tournament record of 18 victories as his ultimate challenge. While Woods has won an impressive 14 majors, he hasn't advanced on Nicklaus on his past 10 tries. For the record, Nicklaus still thinks Tiger will top him when all is said and done.

3. WGC dry spell
While Woods has mastered most every tournament the PGA has to offer, for years he positively dominated the World Golf Championship. After winning 16 WGC events, he has not been victorious in his past six.

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4. A dismal 2010 and a shaky start to 2010
After going an entire year without a win, Woods came into 2010 hoping to build on progress made with his new swing coach, Sean Foley. Unfortunately, though he played two fine rounds at the Farmers Insurance Open, his first tournament of the year, he followed those efforts with two lousy ones. Worse still, after a disappointing performance at the Dubai Desert Classic, Woods was filmed spitting on the green in frustration.

5. Current ranking
The result of the preceding four items on the list, Woods is no longer considered the world's best golfer. In fact, he's ranked fifth. And that number will swell even further unless Woods manages to post some decent scores this week.

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