BUGS!: Tiger Woods added a new word to his repertoire on Tuesday – mosquitoes.
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Though he needs a lights-out performance at the PGA Championship to make a run at a spot in the FedEx Cup playoffs, Tiger Woods is not thinking in those terms. “The only thing that’s linksy is the fact that you see water and there’s some fescue grasses out there”.
Rory McIlroy walks off the 18th green during a practice round for the PGA Championship golf tournament at Whistling …
“As far as my tournament future, if I play well, I play well, and I’ll play in more events”, Woods said.
“The shock and awe of Augusta was pretty intense and I would say this year it’s more just extreme awe”. Tiger Woods pulled it off in 2006 (Woods also did it in 2000). He’s sounding like he’s beginning to feel old.
Woods was in contention going into the weekend at his Quicken Loans National until fading badly, but it was a step.
“I just remember when I won that PGA in ’99 the sense of relief because of how hard I had worked to get to that point all over again”, Woods said.
With his length on a course that will play more than 7,500 yards he should be considered a contender this week.
Johnson was in the hunt for the title in the 2010 PGA at Whistling Straits.
The Northern Irishman, who tied for ninth in the US Open at Chambers Bay in his most recent start, has been out of action since he ruptured a ligament in his left ankle while playing soccer with friends on July 4. He unabashedly reminisced here and there in answers to questions.
Woods must keep his off-line shots to a minimum to avoid recovery shots from bunkers and the high fescue.
“It feels like forever ago”, he said.
Sure, there will be interest in Johnson, too, but just 24 days after lifting the Claret Jug at St Andrews (right) the American knows his place in the order and is comfortable with it.
At a time when it seemed like Woods could not be beat, Bjorn did just that.
“If I play well, I’ll play in tournaments”.
“This year I definitely wanted to be here”, Helminen said.
Bubba Watson lines up his putt on the thirteenth hole during the second round of the World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational at Firestone Country Club last Friday in Akron, Ohio. That was when he was on his game. My understanding of the game has gotten much better.
McIlroy got his work done in the morning. I pushed him to get better. 1 and 2 in the world, respectively, for the first two rounds. Then we had some really good matches. “I think the replica we had was maybe 90 percent and it’s still really heavy”.
Zach Johnson goes for back-to-back majors.
Rose, whose spectacular form through this summer began with a tie for second at the Masters in April, has been especially pleased with his golf at the first three majors of the season. ” I’m not looking at it like that at all, actually”.
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“I’m proud I’ve been able to play well on the PGA Tour for a long time when there are so many great players in the game”, said Toms, who won the PGA Championship in 2001. Spieth seemingly does not have off weeks, even when he’s not winning.
