Tiger Woods admitted his game has gone “rusty”. We thought he was being humble. But two rounds at the Hero World Challenge prove he was being honest. There were flickers of greatness, though. But mostly it was Woods trying (and struggling) to find his mojo. Now he reveals why he is rusty. Mind you, it’s not like Woods has not practiced. He has. There was no compromise on hard work. Never was with the 82-time PGA Tour winner.
Tiger Woods appeared in a flash interview after the second round. While Woods has never shied away from speaking about what went wrong on the course, it was always about his swings, a wayward drive, an approach that he might have taken differently. Not this time.
Seven months have passed since the American Pro limped out of Augusta, and his mind can’t catch up with the pace of a live game yet. The game on the course just hits differently than it does on simulators at home. Here, a recalcitrant tee shot “costs you.”
Tiger Woods appeared in a flash interview after the second round. While Woods has never shied away from speaking about what went wrong on the course, it was always about his swings, a wayward drive, an approach that he might have taken differently. Not this time.
Seven months have passed since the American Pro limped out of Augusta, and his mind can’t catch up with the pace of a live game yet. The game on the course just hits differently than it does on simulators at home. Here, a recalcitrant tee shot “costs you.”
Sounds like his paeans to the game of golf? Sure, it is what he has enjoyed the most, chasing the players before hunting them down and people tipping their hat off to the “stupefying, unexplainable brilliance.” But that is precisely what was missing at the Albany Golf Club.
Tiger Woods started off with a lot of gusto in the opening round. But a slew of poor decision-making cost him dearly as he finished on the 18th position in the 20-man leaderboard. However, there were some positive signs in the first round. 177 MPH ball speed against the Tour average of 167 MPH and a 326-yard opening tee shot, against the average of 299.9 yards are not too bad for a 47-year-old golfer who is playing for the first time in seven months.
Moreover, at the closing of the second round, he moved four places up. It could have been better, if not the veteran golfer ran out of gas. A stellar four birdies in the front nine gave way to disappointing three bogeys in the back nine. The Hall of Famer once again fumbled at the par-5 15th hole, but this time cupping the ball in his 6th attempt. Tiger Woods is set to tee off with the defending champion, Viktor Hovland, on the moving day and he has two more days to prove.
