Tiger practices without problems
9 Aug 2014 5:18 AM IST
At the same venue where Woods claimed the 2000 PGA Championship, he played the front nine alongside Davis Love, Harris English and Steve Stricker then walked the back nine, only practicing putts.
‘I’m not in any pain. That is the good part. I felt pretty good about how I played and the shots I hit. My range of motion was good. My firing sequence was back to normal. If my sequencing is good then it’s all good,’ Woods said.
Woods, who drew a huge crowd with every move after his playing status had been in doubt for the past two days, showed no trouble with driving distance after what looked like a typical practice session. ‘I need to get more feel for how this golf course is playing,’ Woods said. ‘It’s a totally different course than what I played in 2000. These greens are all different. There are some new things that we have to learn.’
Woods, whose most recent of 14 major wins came at the 2008 US Open, is scheduled to start off the 10th tee alongside two other past PGA Championship winners, fellow American Phil Mickelson and Ireland’s Padraig Harrington. ‘Just play well. That’s the only thing I can control. Try to go out there and win this event. That’s all I’m focused on,’ Woods said of his goals.
Woods pulled out of Sunday’s final round of the World Golf Championships event in Akron, Ohio, with a back injury. He jarred his back on the second hole and withdrew after wincing in pain following a tee shot at the ninth hole.
‘I’m not in any pain. That is the good part. I felt pretty good about how I played and the shots I hit. My range of motion was good. My firing sequence was back to normal. If my sequencing is good then it’s all good,’ Woods said.
Woods, who drew a huge crowd with every move after his playing status had been in doubt for the past two days, showed no trouble with driving distance after what looked like a typical practice session. ‘I need to get more feel for how this golf course is playing,’ Woods said. ‘It’s a totally different course than what I played in 2000. These greens are all different. There are some new things that we have to learn.’
Woods, whose most recent of 14 major wins came at the 2008 US Open, is scheduled to start off the 10th tee alongside two other past PGA Championship winners, fellow American Phil Mickelson and Ireland’s Padraig Harrington. ‘Just play well. That’s the only thing I can control. Try to go out there and win this event. That’s all I’m focused on,’ Woods said of his goals.
Woods pulled out of Sunday’s final round of the World Golf Championships event in Akron, Ohio, with a back injury. He jarred his back on the second hole and withdrew after wincing in pain following a tee shot at the ninth hole.
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