India, March 24 -- Golf provides the calm image as a contest between the player and the course. That is until a back-nine scramble on a Sunday afternoon turns it into a virtual slugfest. The late charge is part of the Tiger Woods legend when the mental resolve of his rivals melted. Golf at its most spectator-friendly and spectacular.

Contemporaries of Woods, having been at the receiving end of the 15-time Major champion, have spoken with amusement when younger players saw him a friend. At 24, Akshay Bhatia is part of a generation that has only heard of Woods's tall deeds. But playing for his Jupiter Links Golf Club in the TGL (Tomorrow's Golf League) has given him the opportunity to interact with Woods. (TGL is simulated indoor golf-tee ...