Getting up close and personal with Gary Player

MUCH has been written and commented on Tiger Woods' return to playing on the PGA Tour after a 14-month absence. After announcing he would play in the Safeway Open earlier this month, the former world number one and 14-major winner withdrew three days later saying he was not ready to compete. Woods has also pulled out of next month's Turkish Airlines Open, which would have been his second event.

Legendary nine-major winner Gary Player, a fan of the 40-year-old Woods, also weighed in on t…