Tiger Woods at 2015 US Open: Takeaways from Pre-Tournament Press Conference

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Published: June 16, 2015

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It has been seven years since Tiger Woods last won a major title at the 2008 U.S. Open, but the 39-year-old golfing legend discussed his hopes of ending that drought Tuesday as he prepares for the 2015 U.S. Open at Chambers Bay in University Place, Washington.  

The 2015 season has been an extremely difficult one for Woods thus far as he has battled injuries and poor play. He took some time off in order to correct his issues prior to the Memorial, but it didn't seem to help as he shot a third-round 85, which was the worst score of his professional career.

Even though Woods enters the U.S. Open as the 195th-ranked golfer in the world, he maintains that there is still a great deal of burden on him to perform, according to the U.S. Open's official Twitter account:



The 14-time major champion dominated the sport for many years, but the past several have been a struggle for the most part. In order to compensate, he has overhauled his swing, which will be on full display this week.

Per Golf Central, Woods' decision to make sweeping changes reflects his burning desire to be successful on the course:



He also feels as though he has made the necessary alterations to his swing, but the true test is to implement them into competitive rounds of golf, according to Curtis Crabtree of the Associated Press:



It is very difficult to predict how Woods will fare until the U.S. Open starts since he has had such an up-and-down game in recent years, but he is encouraged.

Per Stephanie Wei of Fox Sports Asia, Woods is comfortable with the progress he has made during the build toward the U.S. Open:



Tournament contender Jason Day, who played nine holes with Woods and Dustin Johnson Monday, doesn't believe Woods is far off from contention either, according to Mark Cannizzaro of the New York Post:

If he could get on the fairway...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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