Tiger Woods accomplished his first PGA Tour occasion since taking part in within the Masters on the Hero World Problem. He completed at even par after he fired off a remaining spherical 72 Sunday.
This week was a check to see what Woods’ physique might face up to after he had his ankle fused earlier this yr. After his spherical on Sunday, the Large Cat was thrilled with how the week progressed.
“I’m ecstatic how the week turned out,” Woods stated after his spherical.
“I haven’t accomplished this in a very long time, so it was enjoyable to really feel that once more,” Woods stated. “Daily, I obtained quicker into the spherical. The primary day took me some time to get a deal with on it, second day was quicker, at the moment was immediately. Once I play regularly, that’s usually how it’s. It takes me normally throughout warmup earlier than I get a really feel for the spherical.”
Earlier than he performed 72 holes, Woods stated a event a month is the purpose for 2024 if his physique might maintain up. Now that the week is over, the 15-time main champion has a greater thought about his future schedule.
“I believe that I can get into the rhythm of it. I believe that having a few weeks off to get better, every week to construct up, there’s no motive why I can’t get into that rhythm,” Woods stated. “I really feel like my recreation’s not that far off, however I have to get in higher form.”
On the week, he went 75-70-71-72. Woods had vivid moments and general was pleased together with his efficiency.
“I drove it on just about a string all week,” he stated. “Granted, these fairways are massive. I felt like I had my ball pace up, which was good, and I used to be hitting the center of the face the complete week. It’s not like I’ve to go and discover one thing the subsequent few weeks or into subsequent yr; what I’ve been engaged on is true there and perhaps tighten up a little bit bit.”
The realm of his recreation the place he felt like he struggled was round and on the greens.
“Each time you come right here, everyone says the identical factor round this place; it’s one of the vital troublesome golf programs we come to with grain and having to chip the ball up with the holes operating away from you,” Woods stated.
This week, he recorded 19 birdies, 36 pars, 15 bogeys, and two doubles.
“Sam and I had been speaking about it at the moment. You employ 3-wood, 4-iron, 5-wood, hybrid. He was speaking about utilizing pitching wedge as an alternative of a 60. These are all bizarre issues that we don’t usually see, proper? It’s usually only a lob wedge, and go hack it out, however it is a completely different golf course across the greens.”
Woods received’t take a lot day off. He and his son Charlie will play on the PNC Championship in two weeks. The 82-time PGA Tour winner can use a golf cart, but when he doesn’t, it may very well be a tell-tale signal of the place it’s all at for him.
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