Tiger Woods shows fustration on 17th tee box during the third round of the 2011 WGC- Cadillac Championship. (Larry Marano)

DORAL, Fla. — The images are striking in their contrast to the way it has always been.

Tiger Woods has been leaving some indelible, eye-opening snapshots of frustration and confusion in his wake at Doral this week as he has muddled through his first three rounds of the WGC-Cadillac Championship on the Blue Monster Course in a pedestrian 2-under par — counties away from contention.

This is a place where Woods used to win at will, capturing the title in 2005, 2006 and 2007. Yet watching Woods in his post-fire-hydrant-crash life and after the subsequent family fallout, something rather damning has become very apparent: Woods no longer possesses the “it” factor he once cornered the market on in his sport and beyond.

For the moment — and with respect to what Woods has accomplished in his record-setting career, we emphasize for the moment — Woods has become ordinary, far removed from the otherworldly things he once did.

A prominent, Super Bowl-winning NFL coach once coined an acronym for players whom he deemed expendable because they didn’t stand out: “JAG” — just another guy. As preposterous as it sounds, when you follow Woods around the golf course or watch him on TV, he really does look like just another guy in the field.

The signs of his demise might as well be lit in buzzing neon lights.

There was the 122-yard snipe hook drive he hit on No. 2 Friday, a tee shot that didn’t reach the ladies’ tee. Then there was the popped-up, 188-yard 3-wood off the 14th tee.

Then there was Woods, after a poor drive off the 10th tee Friday, staying well back of his playing partners, Phil Mickelson and Graeme McDowell, as they headed up the fairway. He simply stood and stared angrily at the nearby lagoon, alone with his agitated thoughts.

If facial expression and body language are indications, Woods looks like a guy who doesn’t like his job.

The reaction from fellow players about Woods’ struggles has varied from sympathy to shock. More than one prominent player has described Woods as looking “lost.”

In fairness to him, he’s not even a year into his work with new swing coach Sean Foley, and these things do take time. Whether Foley, who also coaches Hunter Mahan and Sean O’Hair, is able to resurrect Woods’ game to the level it has been in the past is very much in question.

As much question as why Woods would tinker with his swing in the first place by changing coaches — dating back to his divorce with Butch Harmon.

Woods was never better than he was when he was with Harmon, winning eight majors, including four in a row at one point. But his falling-out with Harmon led him to Hank Haney, with whom he won six majors with a revamped swing.

While Woods struggled following the implosion of his personal life last year, Haney essentially walked away from Woods, perhaps sensing his ouster was imminent.

Now Haney and Foley are engaging in a rather humorous hissing match over which one was better for Woods.

In a recent interview with Golf magazine, Foley was highly critical of the swing principles Haney taught Woods.

“Hank built most of his career around Tiger,” he said.

Haney has been biting back at Foley through his Twitter account.

Haney re-tweeted one follower, who wrote, “maybe Foley should stop talking until Tiger wins 6 more majors under him!”

Haney also re-tweeted this comment from a follower: “Sean Foley = clueless,” adding, “He is sure he has the answers and no one else does.”

The only thing that seems to be sure at the moment is the fact that Woods isn’t himself, and he appears to be seeking answers that are not coming to him.

mcannizzaro@nypost.com