We passed the "Any questions?" stage of Tiger's career long ago. You seriously cannot legitimately bet against him in any tournament at any time. Now, we're into the "How many?" stage -- as in, "How many otherwise great golfers will he obliterate?"

Add Anthony Kim and Hunter Mahan to the list of Sunday challengers brought low by the man in the red shirt. Sunday at the AT&T National, Woods dusted Kim in a hurry -- Kim surrendered four shots to Woods in the first nine holes and never appeared to be a serious threat. Further up the pairings list, however, Hunter Mahan was mounting a one-man charge of his own, firing a 62 to match the course record set just three days ago by Kim. Woods then had an hour on the course to look sideways at co-leader Mahan, but ruthlessly and efficiently put himself ahead with a long birdie at 16, then parred out to take the tournament by a single stroke.

It was a characteristic win. Woods is far more of a bend-but-don't-break player these days; he hasn't seemed as untouchable as when he put up double-digit stroke leads on the field. But in a way, that makes him even more dangerous; he now gives his opponents confidence before snuffing out their hopes. He may not have the torque that he had on his knee pre-surgery, but he's still got his competitive edge and he's got a psychological arsenal second to none.

On the same day that Roger Federer played one of his most classic tennis matches, Tiger simply put on a clinic, demonstrating why he's the standard for not just all golfers, but all athletes, period.

Enjoy this run, folks. You'll be telling your grandkids about seeing Tiger play.

Woods wins his tournament with late birdie [AP via Yahoo! Sports]