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In the old days, Tiger Woods might have won the AT&T National with ease. In the old days, Woods might not have needed his closest competitor to bogey the last three holes at Congressional Country Club.

"I would certainly say my short game has been something that has taken a hit," Woods said Tuesday at the Congressional Country Club, where he will play the role of host and favorite when the AT&T National begins Thursday.

It is certainly not a stretch to say that this weekend ¿ if it ends with a victory for the 36-year-old Woods in the U.S. Open at San Francisco¿s Olympic Club ¿ could redefine a legacy that added more than a few unwanted chapters over the past three years.

Darren Clarke winning a major after failing to get elected is latest evidence that eligibility age should be pushed back to 50