” I believed anything today in the red was going to be great,” he informed press reporters after the round.
Tiger Woods placed himself Thursday to make a run toward his fifth PGA Champion completing the very first round with a 2-under par and connected for 20th place.
The Associated Press added to this report.
Woods is just 3 strokes behind the leaders Jason Day and Brendon Todd who completed the very first round 5-under par. It was the very first time given that the 2014 British Open that Woods began a round at a significant in the 60s even as he missed 5 successive fairways throughout one stretch.
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Woods had a couple of solid putts. He nailed 10-foot birdie on the opening hole, a 20-foot putt to conserve par just before he began on the back nine and also created a 33-foot putt.
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” I seemed like I kept the round going many of the day,” Woods said as he analyzed his round at TPC Harding Park in San Francisco. “I let a couple go occasionally however, for the much better part of the day, it was a really strong round.”
Woods is now in a position to go up the leaderboard Friday. He is chasing after 18 major success– a record held by Jack Nicklaus. Needs to he pull off the unlikely, Woods would have won his 16th title.
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Woods is the defending Masters Tournament champ however is only playing his second event since the PGA Tour shut the season down since of the coronavirus pandemic. At Memorial, Woods ended up with a 6-over par and connected for 40th.
Woods is now in a position to move up the leaderboard Friday. He is chasing after 18 significant success– a record held by Jack Nicklaus. Should he pull off the unlikely, Woods would have won his 16th title.