It is believed by Geoff Ogilvy Tiger Woods is too much a "golf nerd" not to emerge from his slump and at least match Jack Nicklaus's all-time record 18 majors.
As he endured the first winless season of his 15-year pro career, Woods stalled on 14 majors and relinquished his world No.1 ranking to Englishman Lee Westwood.
Ogilvy, though, senses the American superstar has rediscovered his love for the game since linking with Canadian coach Sean Foley and says it's inevitable Woods will win "four, five or six more majors".
"At the end of the day, he's a bit of a nerd about the golf swing," Ogilvy said on the eve of the Australian Open on Wednesday.
"There's plenty of people that are just technique nerds and they just think about golf all the time and do the video and study everybody else's swing and he's that guy - and he's found a coach who's a kindred spirit and all they want to do is talk about golf swings.
"He's very excited ... I think Tiger will be okay.
"When you've got stuff going on off the course that's taking your mind off golf, golf is very difficult and he obviously had some pretty heavy things going on in his head this year.
"That is probably why he didn't perform like he was before (but) he's the best player in the world on any given day holding his beloved golf clubs and golf gloves.
"He might never have that complete domination that he did before, but he's still going to win a bunch of tournaments. He's still the best player in the world when he susses it out, so there's still plenty of good stuff to come."
Specifically, Ogilvy believes Woods will resume cashing in at the majors when he regains his supreme touch on the greens.
"(It is) all about putting and he didn't hole putts this year and that's why he didn't win," Australia
"I'm sure once the interference dies down (with his private life), he'll start holing putts again and I'm sure he'll go onto great things again.
"I don't think he'll be the same player again, but that doesn't mean he won't get four, five or six more majors."
Asked if Woods was the king nerd of golf, Ogilvy said: "He's up there with the best".
"But there's lots of golf nerds out there. It's a never-ending research if you really want to get into it.
"If you go up and down the range any day, for every Craig Parry there's two guys who are You Tubing Ben Hogan's swing at night, stuff like that.
"Together with the coaches as, it's just part of the game. It's indeed a very good game to analyze."
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