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For the first time in his 14-year career, Tiger Woods did not notch a single PGA Tour win this season.

For 14 years straight, Tiger has been in the winners circle at least one time (1998), and as many as nine times (2000), but 2010 is the year that will be remembered as the Fall of Tiger, so perhaps it’s fitting the former world’s best player couldn’t get over the hump (pun intended).

For clarity’s sake, Tiger will be playing in two more events this year, the JB Were Australlian Masters, which tees off tonight at 8:30 p.m. on the Golf Channel, and his Chevron World Challenge, but neither of those events are PGA Tour sanctioned.

Woods’ last chance to get a win was this past weekend in China. Opening with a solid first round score of 68, Tiger was only three strokes back and in the thick of the tournament. However, like it has been for most of the year, whenever we would catch a glimpse of the old Tiger, a bad round was lurking around the corner.

For Woods, Friday and Saturday accounted for the bad rounds. With nine bogeys over the two days, Tiger had basically took himself out of contention of winning. On Sunday, Tiger charged on the back nine, making five birdies, but by that time the two men atop the leaderboard, Lee Westwood and Francesco Molinari, were lapping the field. Tiger’s Sunday 68 put him in a tie for sixth, the best finish among American players.

Coming off of the Shanghai letdown, Woods traveled to his mother’s native country of Thailand to take part in a skins game honoring the King’s 60th year of rule. Playing alongside Tiger were Camilo Villegas, Paul Casey and Thongchai Jaidee.

With no implications on wins or money earnings (all skins would go to charity), Tiger came in DFL, winning only one skin worth $6,600. Villegas made the most money for the King’s foundation, winning five skins and $109,800, while Paul Casey won a total of nine skins worth $92,400. Thongchai Jaidee, the home town hero, won three skins.

Tiger’s next stop is the Australian Masters this week and then he will head back to the States for his tournament.

There is no doubt that after he finishes his final round at the Chevron, Tiger will have no problem fading out of the spotlight for a while and letting the most tumultuous year of his life slip into the past while he takes a couple months off from competitive golf.