PGA Championship Tiger Woods

At 1-over 72, Tiger Woods leads the PGA Championship.
In contrast to most of the players in this week’s PGA Championship tournament, Tiger Woods is aware of his lack of competitive experience. That does not imply a lower standard of performance from him.

At the 106th PGA Championship, Woods had a mixed morning in Louisville, Kentucky, opening the tournament at 1-over 72. He persevered through several misplaced tee shots to finish most of his opening round at Valhalla Golf Club around par. He then went on the attack halfway through his second nine, shooting into red digits. However, Woods closed with consecutive three-putt bogeys that will make his mouth taste bad all night.

PGA Championship Tiger Woods

 

The day was similar to his opening round at the Masters (1-over 73) the previous month, with a rhythm that was up and down but a final score that should be close to the predicted cut line. Woods broke the tournament record by making the cut for the 24th time in a row at the Masters with a second-round 72.

On Friday, he intends to play for a second consecutive major championship, hoping to get off to a quicker start than he did on Thursday (when he was fortunate to hole out his opening three holes in just one over before finding his rhythm).

“It took me probably three holes to get back into competitive flow again and get a feel for hitting the ball out there in competition, adrenaline, temperatures, green speeds,” Woods said following his first round. “Normally, I can adapt to all of these things really quickly; it only took me a few hiccups to get the hang of it.

“I’m definitely becoming stronger… Every day is slightly unique. It’s better some days than not. That is the state of affairs. My physique simply is that way. It’s easy on some days and a little difficult on others.”

PGA Championship Tiger Woods

 

The grounds of Valhalla are steeped in history, since Woods’ victory at the 2000 PGA Championship (when he defeated Bob May in a three-hole playoff) served as the third leg of his “Tiger Slam,” which he eventually completed at the 2001 Masters.

Before May, the crafty veteran, gave Woods everything he could handle over the final 75 holes at Valhalla, Woods won the 2000 U.S. Open and The Open by a combined score of 23 strokes. While it may be unrealistic to expect Woods to win another Wanamaker Trophy this weekend, it is definitely possible for him to make the cut and win a major for the second time in a row.

“Making the cut is a requirement for winning a tournament. The whole point is to arrive at the weekend in order to take part and possibly win. I’ve won tournaments when I’ve been on the cut number or when I’ve led and finished ahead of schedule. But to win a golf event, you have to make it to the weekend.”

 

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