So Close, So Far, So Frustrating.

MARANA, Ariz. -- The emphatic fist pump after a clutch putt used to be Tiger Woods's signature on another masterpiece. But the putts that once seemed automatic to him no longer are dropping with regularity; witness the five from inside 5 feet that he missed during his final-round 75 at the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am 10 days ago. For Woods, the answer to regaining his stroke could be in his signature. He can pen an autograph for a fan without breaking stride because it is an act ingrained in his subconscious. When he was younger, he approached putting the same way: he stroked the ball without giving it a second thought and chased it to the hole. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]