If you’re poised to tune into the U.S. Open this week expecting Tiger Woods to repeat his record-shattering performance of 19 years ago at Pebble Beach, you’re likely to be disappointed.

That isn’t going to happen again, and probably never will.

But if you don’t think Woods has a great chance to capture his fourth career U.S. Open and second on the fabled links along the Monterrey Peninsula, you haven’t been paying much attention of late.

Especially in April at Augusta, where Woods broke through to win his first major championship in 11 years and first Masters in 14 years.

If you doubt Woods’ chances, at age 43, to compete with younger, stronger, more powerful, more athletic players like two-time defending champion Brooks Koepka and Dustin Johnson, you should listen to the one player who has better perspective and more at stake when it comes to Woods’ pursuit of his 16th career major championship.

“I would consider him the favorite,’’ 18-time major championship winner Jack Nicklaus said last week at his Memorial Tournament when asked about Woods and the U.S. Open at Pebble Beach. “He won by 15 shots when he played there [in 2000]. Absolutely, he should be the favorite.’’

Following Woods’ win at the Masters in April — after enduring years of angst that included four back surgeries, an addiction to pain killers and personal problems — he said, “It validated that I can still do it at the highest level.”

Ernie Els, who finished runner-up to Woods in that famous 2000 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach, 15 shots behind him, recently recalled the final round he played alongside Woods that was more of a coronation than a competition.

“After six holes, you could see it was over and I just kind of tried to enjoy the walk with him,’’ Els said. “He was unbelievable. I still look back and probably should have shot 3- or 4-under and I would have been 11 behind or whatever. But it was a good walk with him. On a beautiful Sunday. It was the most perfect Sunday. We didn’t talk much. He was busy doing his thing. I just did my thing.

“It was just one of those days where you’re kind of in awe of what’s going on. At that moment the whole enormity doesn’t really hit you, because you’re playing a tournament. But afterward, reflecting on it, it was quite a special walk.’’

Woods no longer possesses those same superpowers he once had over his peers, but he has reinvented himself and the results have been pretty good. His win at the Tour Championship in September was the start of it. The Masters victory was further validation.

Ryan Armour, who was paired with Woods in the third round at the Memorial, said he sees some ways in which Woods has tweaked his game to suit his new body and what he’s now capable of doing.

“What I’ve noticed more since he came back from this injury is he hits a lot more controlled shots,’’ Armour said. “He was always the greatest iron player in the world. But now he’s hitting like controlled drivers, and controlled 3-woods. It’s not lash at it and try and hit it as far as you can. I think he kind of checked that ego a little bit. All you’ve got to do is get him in the fairway, and as good as his iron game is, he’s going to play well.’’

Woods opted not to play a tournament between the Masters and the PGA Championship in May and it cost him at Bethpage Black, where he was not sharp and the rust showed.

Woods’ tune-up for the U.S. Open was the Memorial, where he finished 10 shots behind winner Patrick Cantlay but showed significant signs of great golf during the four days in Ohio.

“My game is right where I feel like it needs to be,’’ Woods said. “I hit a lot of good shots the last three days [at the Memorial]. Each day I got a little more crisp.

Woods’ caddie, Joe LaCava, liked what he saw at the Memorial.

“He was driving it very well with the 3-wood and the 5-wood, which I think we’re going to be hitting a lot of tee shots with at Pebble,’’ LaCava said. “If he can drive it well, he knows he’s going to be around Sunday afternoon.’’

Nicklaus, for one, believes his record of 18 majors definitely remains in play for Woods.

“Don’t count him out,’’ Nicklaus said. “Nobody wants their records broken. I don’t want him to break my records. But I don’t want him not to be able to play and not be physically sound to play. If he’s physically sound and it’s his desire to win and he breaks it, well done. That’s what it should be. That’s what sports is all about. And he’s done a great job. And I wish … more power to him.’’