Woods Primed To End Five-Year Winless Drought In Valspar Debut.
Palm Harbor, Florida …
Tiger Woods is brilliantly primed to end a near five-year victory drought in grabbing a share of the clubhouse lead on day two of the Valspar Championship near Tampa in Florida.
Woods was in the lead at five-under par near lunch on day two of the event before his only dropped shot in missing the final green right and then taking three shots to hole out in a round of a three-under par 68.
It left Woods sharing the clubhouse lead on four-under par with Surrey’s ...
Woods Paints A Brutal But Pleasing First Round Valspar Picture.
Palm Habor, Florida ……
Tiger Woods could not have been more pleased nor could a record crowd in walking from the Copperhead course after dealing with ‘brutal’ conditions and post a one-under par 70 on the opening day of the Valspar Championship at the Innisbrook Resort.
Woods heads into the second round sharing eighth place and only four shots behind 26-year old Canadian Correy Conners who heads the field by a shot after signing for a four-under par 67.
The 14-time Major ...
Woods Lucky Not To Injure Forearm In 16th Hole Valspar Brush With Tree.
Palm Harbor, Florida ….
Tiger Woods was lucky to avoid a serious arm injury late on the opening day of the Valspar Championship near Tampa in Florida.
Woods, contesting just a fourth PGA Tour event and an 11th round on his return to full-time competition, found his ball up against a tree well left at the 16th and opening hole of the three-hole closing ‘Snake Pit’ stretch on the Copperhead course.
Woods assessed his shot and clearly brushed the tree with his left forearm and letting go ...
Speith Says It’s A ‘Crapshoot’ Whether Rory, Phil Or Himself First Get To Be A Grand Slam Champion.
Palm Harbor, Florida …
Jordan Spieth reckons it is a crapshoot as to whether Rory McIlroy, Phil Mickelson or himself gets to become a Grand Slam champion first.
McIlroy’s the first cab off the potential Grand Slam rank in 2018 and heading into next month’s Masters looking to secure an Augusta members green jacket that would see him beat both Mickelson and Spieth into the most exclusive club in golf.
In fact, McIlroy, Mickelson and Spieth are the only ‘active’ players ...
McIlroy Extends Masters Practice Round Invitation To India Sensation Sharma.
Palm Harbor, Florida ….
Rory McIlroy has extended an invitation to 21-year old India sensation Shubhankar Sharma to join him for a pre-Masters practice round at Augusta National.
The current World No. 11 ranked McIlroy was taken somewhat by surprise remarking ‘that’s great’ in learning the 2018 Masters Committee extended Sharma an invitation on Monday to tee-up for a first occasion in the Masters commencing April 5th.
Four months ago, Sharma was ranked a lowly 462nd on the ...
Woods Fondness For 21st Masters Return Grows Revealing He Intends Playing Unofficial Augusta Practice Rounds.
Palm Harbor, Florida ….
Tiger Woods is getting excited ahead of his 21st Masters appearance revealing he is planning to play practice rounds in coming weeks at Augusta National.
Woods indicated he will travel to the Georgia golfing gem in the fortnight following next week’s Arnold Palmer Invitational to refamiliarize himself with the course he has not walked since sharing 17th place in the 2015 Masters.
Woods had made his maiden Masters appearance as a then amateur in the 1995 Masters ...
Tigermania Engulfs Valspar Championship At Innisbrook Resort.
Palm Harbor, Florida ….
We saw it at Torrey Pines, Riviera and two weeks ago at the Honda Classic.
And now after just a nine-hole practice round ‘Tigermania’s has gripped the Valspar Championship with the appearance in the event for a first time of Tiger Woods.
Woods arrived near lunch on Tuesday at the Innisbrook Resort course and after a warm-up session on the range he joined the immediate past 2016 US Ryder Cup captain in Davis Love 111 along with the 2018 captain in Jim Furyk ...
