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Because my contract stipulates that "no more than 84 hours shall pass between laudatory Tiger Woods posts," here ya go:

Eldrick, your 2008 Player of the Year and FedEx points leader, had his second successful knee surgery in 10 weeks Tuesday. (Of course, it's kinda hard to call the first surgery "successful" when two-and-a-half months later you're right back on the operating table, but whatever...)

Thankfully, it was about as routine as such things go, so Tiger's right on schedule to return sometime between January and December, 2009.

"There were no surprises during the procedure, and as we have said, with the proper rehabilitation and training, it is highly unlikely that Mr. Woods will have any long-term effects as it relates to his career."

And no Woods post would be complete without at least one amazing Tiger Fact! Brinson wrote last week that Woods' coach, Hank Haney, called last week's U.S. Open Tiger's "greatest win." Hard to dispute, but just in case you needed more convincing, consider Haney's comments to ESPN.com's Bob Harig minutes after major victory No. 14:

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