Will runaway win propel Woods to major No. 15?

When will he win one? Will he win one? He's going to win one -- right?

Back in the early- to mid-2000s, when the common sentiment about Tiger Woods was that he was manufactured in a golfbot processing plant -- half man, half machine -- you would have thought he would have won his 18th major by now. And maybe more.

But for the past five years it’s been nothing but almosts and not quites. Woods is 0 for 17 in major championships since his victory at the 2008 U.S. Open.

That said, you have to be extremely impressed by the sterling 61 Woods notched in the second round en route to winning his eighth WGC Bridgestone Invitational last weekend. So is Tiger back? We've been asking that question since he had his knee surgery in 2008.

A performance like the one he had at Firestone Country Club this past weekend can quickly bathe you in nostalgia. Woods recaptured the dazzlement of yesteryear with one round of golf, but to put things in perspective, he's played as well or better at Firestone than at any other course in the world.

Between a new swing coach, a new girlfriend and a new deal with Nike, who's to say exactly why Woods' major championship drought has endured? One thing is for sure, if it wasn't for an ill-timed carom off of a flag stick at Augusta and the subsequent "Drop Heard 'Round the Golf World," we might be talking about Woods nailing down major championship No. 16 this weekend at The PGA Championship at Oak Hill, as opposed to 15.

Woods leads the PGA Tour this season both in victories and money and is once again the No. 1 player in the world. By that description alone, it sounds like nothing has changed. But with numerous knee surgeries on a now 37-year-old body, the window for Woods to catch and pass Jack Nicklaus may be a lot smaller than most people think. Ironically, the place of one of the greatest mishaps of his playing career, the 2013 Masters, is the only major course this season where Woods has finished under par.

If I had to place a bet right now on whether Woods will secure another major in his career, I would gladly bet the farm on yes. The year’s final major is just days away. Will Woods surpass the Golden Bear with the most major championships in PGA history? All I'll say is Woods may be better served focusing on Sam Snead's 82 career PGA Tour victories, which he now trails by just three after sealing win No. 79 this past weekend.

The Butch Harmon swing and the spry, youthful Eldrick "Tiger" Woods the world was enamored with has turned into the man we see now -- with children, a divorce and a sordid past.

But after a weekend in which Woods convincingly whopped 48 of the top 50 players in the world, it's still hard to say he won't catch Nicklaus.