AP Writer Jim Litke says the GolfBlogger is right.

Well, not in so many words, but he’s jumping on the bandwagon that the GolfBlogger has been driving for a couple of years. The headline of his NY Times column says:

Woods Done As King of the Hill, Maybe For Good

Litke writes:

It’s premature to pronounce Woods “done,” even for this calendar year. At the latest, he will be back on the golf course by November, in the Australian Open. Maybe sooner. And if he’s desperate, Woods could still pick up a tournament round or two stateside or somewhere in Europe.

But his reign as king of the hill is over, maybe for good.

Everybody will eventually get on the GolfBlogger bandwagon on this one. Those who are still walking alongside the road do so only because Tiger has been their meal ticket for so long that they don’t want to face the possibility.

I am, however, hedging my bets on this one a bit. I don’t preclude the possibility that Tiger backs into another Major victory. In a week when he plays well, and the other Major level talent doesn’t, he could steal another. But his days of dominating and intimidating and winning as a matter of course are long gone. There is too much young talent out there.

The Washington Post’s Sally Jenkins says that Tiger is “lost.”

This hopey-changey thing is not working for Tiger Woods. He’s changed his swing, fired his caddie, switched his reliable old putter, and even tried to alter his looks, via that patch of scruff on his chin. These aren’t the hallmarks of stability, much less of a winner. The only thing recognizable about Woods as he enters the PGA Championship is his same old glacial arrogance.

Woods is on a search party to find himself and he doesn’t seem close to meeting himself in the mirror yet. He continues to insist he is just one small breakthrough from greatness again, when in reality, “He’s well below what he used to be,” says Golf Channel analyst Brandel Chamblee. His performance last week — a tie for 37th in a field of 76 with a score of 1 over par in the Bridgestone — wasn’t much better than it seemed, despite Woods’s avowal that he was “encouraged.” Certainly, unevenness was natural after a layoff. But mostly what we saw from Woods was the same consistently inconsistent play that has plagued him for two years now: sprayed tee shots and three-putts. It’s to the point that you wonder if this is the real him. Maybe Woods can turn his game around in time to win his first major since 2008, but it seems unlikely

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He certainly looked it at the PGA Championship. I wrote earlier this week that he wouldn’t make the weekend, and I’m going to be right. He’s in John Daly mode right now (tied with Daly, in fact)—a shadow of his former great self, displaying occasional flashes of brilliance mixed with pure hackery.

I’ve been saying it for two years now. He’s done winning Major Championships. He may even be done winning, period.

The Japanese are insane.

It’s pretty clear now. Tiger dumped Steve Williams and the caddy is not happy about it. From New Zealand Television and the BBC:

“You could say I’ve wasted the last two years of my life.

“I’ve stuck with Tiger and been incredibly loyal. I’m not disappointed I’ve been fired - that’s part of the job - but the timing is extraordinary.”

“I am extremely disappointed, given that the last 18 months has been a particularly difficult time,” Williams continued.

“With the scandals, a new coach, a swing change, I’ve stuck with him through thick and thin and been incredibly loyal - and then this happens.

“I wouldn’t ditch someone when the chips are down. I’ve stuck by Tiger and put myself and my family in a difficult position.

“I, along with a lot of people, lost a lot of respect for Tiger [over his extra-marital affairs] and I pointed out before his return at the Masters at Augusta in 2010 that he had to earn back my respect.

“He was starting to do that, but it’s not the case now.”

Loyal reader Brian points out that Steve Williams’ site says that he was fired by Tiger:

Following the completion of the AT&T National I am no longer caddying for Tiger after he informed me that he needed to make a change. After 13 years of loyal service needless to say this came as a shock. Given the circumstances of the past 18 months working through Tiger’s scandal, a new coach and with it a major swing change and Tiger battling through injuries I am very disappointed to end our very successful partnership at this time. I have had the opportunity to work of late for Australian Adam Scott and will now caddy for him on a permanent basis. Having started my caddying career with Australian great Peter Thompson and working for Greg Norman in the 80’s I am excited about the future working for another Australian.

I’m still not sure I believe the party line—it would be very costly to Tiger to be fired by his own caddy, so the conspiracy theorist in me says he paid Williams off. But if its true that Eldrick fired Steve, he’s even more disconnected from reality than we thought. I can’t imagine another caddy being able to handle the media circus—and Tiger’s anger issues (remember him chewing out Williams on tv at the ‘09 Masters?) —and still do his job as well as Steve Williams.

Is Tiger headed for the poorhouse? CNN Money thinks that just might be the case.

It’s no secret that Woods, once king of the sports world, has suffered financially since his fall from grace. His endorsement list shrank and his marriage ended in a divorce settlement reportedly worth $100 million. But now he may actually be hurting for funds. At the very least, there are signs that he isn’t generating enough to comfortably cover his costs.

Earlier this week, the golfer’s agent, Mark Steinberg, announced he would be joining the agency Excel Sports. Although that means Excel gets Woods too, the icon was conspicuously absent from the announcement. Steinberg left IMG at the end of May. It took two weeks, but on June 7, Woods announced via Twitter that he would be leaving with Steinberg.

IMG declined to comment on the details of Steinberg’s departure, or on Tiger Woods, but a trusted Fortune source with reliable information tells us that IMG was none too broken up about losing Woods, because his endorsement earnings have fallen so dramatically. The source says IMG’s commissions for 2011—they’ll continue to get a chunk of Tiger’s endorsement deals through 2013—will be as low as $1.5 million.

You can’t make this stuff up. If you believe the tabloids, Elin Nordegren’s new boyfriend had a fling with Tiger paramour Rachel Uchitel.