Exasperating expectations; Woods trying to regain Masters winning touch.(Chicago Tribune)

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AUGUSTA, Ga._Tiger Woods thought he was done answering questions about his so-called "slump." Victories in his last two tournaments should have ended the hand wringing about whether he would earn enough to make his next mortgage payment.

But with Woods, there's no such thing as winning enough. So he should have seen the question coming.

"Tiger, you haven't won here since 1997. Do you feel overdue?"

Woods, forcing an exasperated smile, blurted back, "Nice question."

Indeed, it was.

It has been three years since Woods destroyed the field, winning the Masters by 12 shots with a tournament-record 18-under-par total. The title still could be the first of …