George I hope you're wrong with your predictions. I have personally worked on many bad knees with good results and sometimes miraculous results. Anytime a ligament is damaged, like an ACL in Tiger's case, there are several muscle groups that are weakened. Surgeons are good at repairing ligaments, however they do not repair the muscles which aid to stabilize the knee. With the proper care I think that Tiger can return to the top of his game possibly before the end of the year. Tiger need to find a CPK doctor to fix him.