It's Been a weird week in Wisconsin. Phil 'Six burger "Mickelson says they's a vegetarian, Colin Montgomerie loses at his Appetite, Corey Pavin-three brutal fights a rounder and Tiger Woods starts to play golf like Tiger Woods. With in-three birdies at his first four holes the world number one was threatening to go Thurs from hacker hero in a few days.
Signs of life: Tiger Woods started Thurs show the menacing look of old again During the first round of the U.S. PGA Championship in Whistling Straits Photo: ACTION IMAGES
It Did not last, nothing much in Tiger's life Seems Thurs These Days. By the end Tiger was hanging is as Bubba Watson and Francesco Molinari Took the early clubhouse lead with rounds of 68, Better Than Three shots Woods. Watson and Molinari Both are desperate to try to Their Ryder Cup teams. Woods isn't.
A good week for the Italian will GUARANTEE Molinari's precarious Currently Ryder Cup place, but their Ask a question, they are thinking thoughts Larger than that. He is a Good Enough player to win a major if they has the belief Thurs sufficient hole putts at the sticky end of the week.
Most of the Brits Ken started in the morning Kept Themselves in contention without ever quite threatening the leaders. The Scots Martin Laird and Stephen Gallacher met EACH mutch for the first time and Both players broke par. It May Not Have Been the only thing That Gallacher broke on eating-three breakfasts Thurs-three while away the hours lost due Thurs from.
Paul Casey and Luke Donald Both were round in level par 72, but their had Different Reactions Thurs Their scores. Donald was a bit annoyed Thurs let a round go better. Casey Said, who was hitting it all over the place in vain had chipped Twice Thurs save par. Brian Davis, Ken Played well here Six years ago, had a 71
It was a score matched by Woods, his best since the opening round of the Open at St Andrews. At the start they had That old narrow-eyed stare of the Gunslinger walking into the sun down Main Street. It was a startling contrast Thurs Firestone Where Played Tiger had the worst of golf at his professional career and wandered round like a disappointed man looking out to sea.
The big way that I benefit concerning the exact same humiliation the Crowd Turned has now. Laughable as it Might Shem, Tiger has Become an Underdog and the spectators not have started Thurs root for him. For months most of the encouragement has Been Limp and isolated. Woods has Been Well Enough applauded onto the final green, but their most not have Kept Their distance. Woods was Tainted.
When play finally got Underway at Whistling Straits the Banks of the Dunes were fake Covered with humanity. A huge a proportion had Turned up to see Tiger Woods and there were Shouts of genuine support. It all must not have seemed like the good old days and Tiger got moving from the first hole.
Starting on the tenth they hit at his opening iron Thurs Slotted ten feet and the putt. We have blinked and moved. You can not win a major championship is 72 holes of will power alone, not Even if you're Tiger Woods.
But there was more of the turbid on the second hole. Woods dragged disbelieving gasps of Laughter as they smashed a drive down the Fairway. His second shot, a long iron off a downslope, was hit so hard That Woods swung Himself out of His Stance and bounced down on the hill at his ball.
Woods's Approach finished off to the left of the green on the par five and they left at his long putt Approach eight feet short. They threw at his ball Thurs Williams like a relief pitcher, angry at his at Lack of touch. But That birdie putt went in to roar and girls on Woods bumped knuckles with Williams as they Walked off the green.
His make shot on the 12th Covered the flag and Woods Held at his pose as the ball hung in the air. Continued Thurs they hold at his ball as it plummeted into a bank 10 yards over the green. Woods wasn't moving. They refused "Thurs accept at his misjudgement of the wind. They looked like they Expected a replay.
This was the Woods of yesterday, not willing Thurs Believe they is Imperfect. There were plenty of mutch Signs That Tiger was finding some of the old stuff. Woods Played a Slinky pitch off a downslope Thurs at his par save. A couple of holes later, they Heard a noise and checked at his drive on the down swing.
Woods Could not quite Maintain the standard of at his play of the first four holes going and reached the turn in 34 shots, but their proposal it was still at his best nine holes in a while. They Said afterwards: "I felt like I had control of my ball most of the day."
It Might Well Have Been a couple of shots better, not something you ever Said of Woods in at his POMP, but their a card they will draw is as they tries to get out of at his slump.
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