Tiger Woods at Quicken Loans National 2014: Day 1 Leaderboard Score and Reaction

By
at Internationaled.org

Published: June 26, 2014

commentComment        

When Tiger Woods announced his PGA Tour return, one of the things he made sure to note was how much rust there would be after nearly four months off.

Tiger's first round at the 2014 Quicken Loans National confirmed that, as he posted a three-over-par 74. His day started on the back nine with back-to-back bogeys but ended on a positive note with three birdies on the front nine, including two straight on his 16th and 17th holes of the day.

Getting back on the course was a huge step in the right direction for Tiger. It's not a round he will put on his highlight reel, but as Jason Sobel of Golf Channel pointed out, things could have been a lot worse:



Even though he finished well, Sobel noted there was a moment later in his round where the 14-time major champion trailed everyone on the course:



Given Tiger's fierce competitive streak, you would think three over par would have him fuming. However, that turned out not to be the case, at least in the post-round press conference, via Andrew Mollenbeck of WTOP Radio:



What was so interesting about watching Tiger's round Thursday is how similar it looked to the last time we saw him in a PGA event. In the final round of the Cadillac Championship on March 9, he shot a 78 to finish five over par.

Unless things get drastically better for Tiger on Friday, this will be his worst career showing following a long hiatus, according to Golf Central:



The cut line won't come into focus until Friday, but based on where Tiger is sitting right now compared to everyone who was on the course at the same time, he's likely not going to be playing this weekend.

Tiger is no stranger to injuries, winning the 2008 U.S. Open with a torn ACL and a stress fracture in his left leg, but he wasn't 38 years old then. No one will deny the athleticism he's had, but eventually time takes its toll, and things you...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

Latest News


Comments

Comments are closed.

Sponsors

Bruins Tickets The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League.

Red Wings Tickets The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League.

Penguins Tickets The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League.

New York Rangers Tickets play their home games at Madison Square Garden, they are one of the oldest teams in the NHL, having joined in 1926 as an expansion franchise, and are part of the group of teams referred to as the Original Six.

San Jose Sharks Tickets The San Jose Sharks are a professional ice hockey team based in San Jose, California, United States.

Toronto Maple Leafs Tickets The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League.

New Jersey Devils Tickets The New Jersey Devils are a professional ice hockey team based in Newark, New Jersey. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League.

Washington Capitals Tickets The Washington Capitals are a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C.

Buffalo Sabres Tickets The Buffalo Sabres are a professional ice hockey team based in Buffalo, New York. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League. Get the Sabres and all of your NHL Tickets here.

NASCAR season is on of the most attended sports in the world. NASCAR Tickets to the best tracks is a must every year. Some of these tracks are: Talladega Tickets, Lowes Motor Speedway Tickets, Pocono Raceway Tickets, located in Ridgeway Virginia you have Martinsville Speedway Tickets and southern US you have two of the most popular Atlanta Motor Speedway Tickets and Texas Motor Speedway Tickets. Don't miss all the racing events this year!

Boston Red Sox Tickets The Boston Red Sox are a member of the Major League Baseball’s American League Eastern Division. Since 1912, the Red Sox's home ballpark has been Fenway Park. This is one of the hottest MLB Tickets sales of any team in the major league.

New York Yankees Tickets The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of the Bronx, in New York City, New York and are a member of Major League Baseball's American League East Division. Get tickets to one of the hottest games of the season Yankees Red Sox Tickets.

Chicago Cubs Tickets The Chicago Cubs are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of Major League Baseball's National League.

Phillies Tickets The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are the oldest continuous, one-name, one-city franchise in all of professional American sports, dating to 1883.

Orioles Tickets The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland.

Do you love wrestling? Get your WWE Tickets and WWE Survivor Series Tickets today!