Tiger Woods admits doubts over Major record bid
26 Oct 2012 4:51 AM IST
Tiger Woods on Wednesday admitted harbouring doubts over whether he could overhaul Jack Nicklaus’s record of 18 Major titles and said a new generation, led by Rory McIlroy, had complicated his task.
Woods, speaking in Malaysia ahead of this week’s CIMB Classic, said his confidence about reaching the magical 19 had ‘absolutely’ wavered after going four years without a Major win since the 2008 US Open.
‘It’s like everybody else. I’ve gone through periods where I didn’t hit very good, didn’t chip very good, didn’t putt very good,’ he said. ‘I know what I can do, but sometimes it just doesn’t come out.
‘That’s when, for me, in the past and will always continue to be that way, I’ve just got to go back and work harder.
‘Get out there and do my work on the range, do my work on the golf course at home and make that solid so when I get into a tournament situation, it is able to come out.’
Woods’ four-year drought follows a sex scandal that broke in 2009, prompting him to take a break from golf, followed by injury and an attempt to remodel his game.
BHULLAR, LAHIRI TO TEE OFF IN CIMB
India’s Gaganjeet Bhullar and Anirban Lahiri will tee off in a star-studded field that includes 14-time Major winner, Tiger Woods at the USD 6.1 million CIMB Classic.
Bhullar and Lahiri have qualified for this special 48-man tournament by the virtue of having been in the top-10 at the cut-off date two weeks ago. Bhullar is ecstatic and said ‘I think it is a great event to play in and have the opportunity to play with the PGA TOUR players like Woods.’
Woods, speaking in Malaysia ahead of this week’s CIMB Classic, said his confidence about reaching the magical 19 had ‘absolutely’ wavered after going four years without a Major win since the 2008 US Open.
‘It’s like everybody else. I’ve gone through periods where I didn’t hit very good, didn’t chip very good, didn’t putt very good,’ he said. ‘I know what I can do, but sometimes it just doesn’t come out.
‘That’s when, for me, in the past and will always continue to be that way, I’ve just got to go back and work harder.
‘Get out there and do my work on the range, do my work on the golf course at home and make that solid so when I get into a tournament situation, it is able to come out.’
Woods’ four-year drought follows a sex scandal that broke in 2009, prompting him to take a break from golf, followed by injury and an attempt to remodel his game.
BHULLAR, LAHIRI TO TEE OFF IN CIMB
India’s Gaganjeet Bhullar and Anirban Lahiri will tee off in a star-studded field that includes 14-time Major winner, Tiger Woods at the USD 6.1 million CIMB Classic.
Bhullar and Lahiri have qualified for this special 48-man tournament by the virtue of having been in the top-10 at the cut-off date two weeks ago. Bhullar is ecstatic and said ‘I think it is a great event to play in and have the opportunity to play with the PGA TOUR players like Woods.’
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