Tiger One Shot Off Lead at Target
Tiger looked good in first action.
Do we have enough tees, balls, do we have fourteen clubs in the bag?? It sure sounded like Tiger was working off a little rust when you hear that kind of exchange between player and caddie. But that was about the only indication that Tiger had been away from the game for the longest he has in his entire professional career.
Tiger was stroking it pretty good holing birdies on hole one and two. He would save par three straight times with putts of six and ten feet. It all looked very good for Tiger in the first round except he had a brain cramp on 18 with a double bogey. It started with a horrible tee shot, then a pulled recovery and the end result was a 6. Still, Tiger finished with a 69 at the Sherwood Country Club in Thousand Oaks and was just one shot behind first round leader Jim Furyk. Three others are tied with Tiger including Masters champion Zach Johnson, Henrik Stenson and Rory Sabbatini.
As for the leader, Jim Furyk, he hasn’t played since Oct 17 at the Grand Slam of Golf in Bermuda, almost as long as Tiger. But he sure didn’t look rusty. Furyk was at his typical best, scratching and clawing his way to the first round lead. Amazingly, Jim has held the first round lead three times at this tournament, but has never won it.
Heading into the weekend, I still like Tiger to pull this out. If it weren’t for an errant tee shot on 18, Tiger would probably have a one or possibly two shot lead heading into Friday.
Tiger Woods, Target World Challenge
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