Tiger Woods was nowhere near the top of the leaderboard after the first round of play at The Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass, but neither will he have to worry about not making the cut tomorrow.
After the worst two rounds of his career at Quail Hollow, and a shaky week of practice for The Players, Tiger Woods turned in a relatively respectable 2-under, tying him for 37th.
While that score doesn’t sound particularly Tiger-like, this was the first time in his career that Woods broke 70 in first-round play at Sawgrass.
“I left a few shots out there, Woods said on the Golf Channel after the match. “I didn’t make many putts today at all. I only made three birdies today. I had myself in there with a few chances to make some putts, make some birdies and didn’t really do it.”
Despite not being among the leader, Woods seemed completely confident that his game was on track and improving.
“I felt like I’ve done some good work this week, even though reports are that I was hitting it all over the lot,” Woods told the press in an interview on the Golf Channel.
“I was working on a few things. I was very comfortable with what I was working towards and I was very excited about what was happening. It’s just a matter of doing it in competition and I did it today.”
Woods said that his layoff was the only cause for his erratic performance, and he felt he had the matter in hand.
“I’ve played six competitive rounds in seven months,” he said “It takes time to get into the rhythm of competing and it takes tournaments. I haven’t had a whole lot of tournaments under my belt. Most guys have played double-digit tournaments by now; this is my third.
“I missed basically three months of competing. I normally play in February. I usually go over to Dubai and play and the play the match play and then the Florida swing. So I’ve got some tournaments under my belt before I play the Masters and get here. I‘ve only had six rounds so it’s not a lot.”
After the worst two rounds of his career at Quail Hollow, and a shaky week of practice for The Players, Tiger Woods turned in a relatively respectable 2-under, tying him for 37th.
While that score doesn’t sound particularly Tiger-like, this was the first time in his career that Woods broke 70 in first-round play at Sawgrass.
“I left a few shots out there, Woods said on the Golf Channel after the match. “I didn’t make many putts today at all. I only made three birdies today. I had myself in there with a few chances to make some putts, make some birdies and didn’t really do it.”
Despite not being among the leader, Woods seemed completely confident that his game was on track and improving.
“I felt like I’ve done some good work this week, even though reports are that I was hitting it all over the lot,” Woods told the press in an interview on the Golf Channel.
“I was working on a few things. I was very comfortable with what I was working towards and I was very excited about what was happening. It’s just a matter of doing it in competition and I did it today.”
Woods said that his layoff was the only cause for his erratic performance, and he felt he had the matter in hand.
“I’ve played six competitive rounds in seven months,” he said “It takes time to get into the rhythm of competing and it takes tournaments. I haven’t had a whole lot of tournaments under my belt. Most guys have played double-digit tournaments by now; this is my third.
“I missed basically three months of competing. I normally play in February. I usually go over to Dubai and play and the play the match play and then the Florida swing. So I’ve got some tournaments under my belt before I play the Masters and get here. I‘ve only had six rounds so it’s not a lot.”
