Despite his good form in 2012, Woods' last triumph in a major came at the U.S. Open in 2008.
The closest he came to landing one of the big four came in 2006 at the US Open.
Wednesday, languishing in the First Division relegation zone, should have taken the lead in an open first half in which goalscoring chances came regularly.
After his success in SW19 came a quarter-final place at the US Open and another title in Switzerland on carpet, and it would seem to be time for a good run at Roland Garros.
Woosnam's best finish at the event came at the inaugural Wales Open in 2000.
The first came in the semifinals of the Australian Open, beaten in five sets by the Serbian, who then overcame Nadal in another marathon six-hour encounter -- the longest grand slam final in history.
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It was an unwelcome reminder of Harrington's success in the 2007 Open Championship, when the Irishman came from behind to beat his Spanish rival in a playoff.
The 25-year-old Djokovic, who was also beaten by Murray in the semifinals of the Olympic tennis tournament, came into the final in hot form after claiming the China Open in Beijing.
However, while I was writing the story, another demographic came to mind as in need of an open letter: Journalists who want to speak to hosts about their experiences.
Gilroy's victory in the European Championships in Italy came at the end of a successful year where she also triumphed in the Irish Open and the Italian Open.
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Kim came to Yanji from South Korea in 1986 to open the Yanbian University of Science and Technology.
Nadal's only loss at the French Open came against a similar player in 2009, the two-time finalist Robin Soderling.
It was the third time that Murray, the reigning Olympic and U.S. Open champion, came up short in a final here.
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The Londoner also came through qualifying at the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo in September, before losing in the first round to Hungary's Greta Arn.
When the Queen came to Wales in May that year to officially open the assembly building in Cardiff Bay, Prince Philip called in at Cleddau Bridge to see how customer calls from across the UK were handled.
The 53-year-old star came back for three encores in what was his first open air gig in England since 1993, despite years of Glastonbury rumours.
Farquhar came in ahead of Conor Cummins and Amor in the Open race with Cummins also second in the Feature race and Gary Johnston third.
Changes in reserve requirements and open market operations came later.
Then, in 2004, when the Medicare job came open at a particularly politically sensitive time, he was asked to move over there to oversee implementation of the brand new prescription drug benefit.
In a blog post the day Bond came out, Timothy Sandefer of the Pacific Legal Foundation said the decision could open a new front in the Obamacare wars because legal scholars had previously assumed only the states could sue.
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He says he came across an advertisement about open bookings and fancied travelling in the 21st century.
But, like every White Castle, this one was staying open all night, in case they came in hungry.
David Ricardo came along in the early 19th century and showed us that open trade among creators produces the most wealth for all.
The first open skies agreement, which came into effect in 2008, marked a significant step in the liberalisation of the transatlantic airline industry.
Wie's attempt to qualify for this week's US Open came to nothing when she failed to advance in a local qualifier.
"They really did a good job focusing on me not getting any open looks, " said Edwin, who came in averaging nearly 18 points.
His only setback came at the U.S. Open at Oakmont, in his home state of Pennsylvania, despite going into the tournament as a heavy favorite.
Indeed, Turkey's biggest breakthrough in Arab public opinion came in 2003, when its parliament rejected an American request to open Turkish territory as a second front for the invasion of Iraq.
"I'll get there, " she says, recalling that when she first came back to open a Hong Kong store with her label in 1993, salespeople told her to take the "Made in China" label off the clothes.
The Syrian government's hitherto friendly relations with Turkey came to an end in 2011, when the Turkish government declared its open support for the Syrian rebels.
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