Tiger Woods: What He Needs to Do to Remain in Contention at the Masters

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Published: April 9, 2011

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After struggling through the first 27 holes of the Masters, Tiger Woods finally found his stride. Although he started bogey-birdie-bogey, he soon righted the round after posting a second bogey at the seventh.

From there, Woods had seven birdies in 11 holes to finish the day at -7 for the tournament. He is in third place behind leader Rory McIlroy at -10 and Jason Day at.-8. He is tied with K.J. Choi who he will be paired with on Saturday.

In every other year, Woods' performance today would mean look out, Tiger's on the move. This time around, the picture isn't as clear. Is this the one good round out of four or has he finally mastered the new swing?

Woods did look and sound very pleased with himself after firing a 66 in the second round.

"I was trying to get to under par at the turn, that was kind of the goal, and then pieced together a good back nine, made a couple more and got a little bit hot," Woods said.

He had no idea this kind of round was coming. But his swing, he said, felt better than it has in a long time.

"I played myself back in the tournament," he added, admitting that he was more dialed in than he had been all year.

Woods looked and walked like the Tiger of old the last 11 holes. He got more out of his putting, as well, as though birdies had been building up just waiting to jump into the hole.

"I'm three back, and we have got a long way to go," Woods said. "Any time you shoot 66 in a major, it's always going to be good. I'm very pleased about that."

The threats to Woods' continued success at the Masters start with his own swing. If he can conquer that, even if he can conquer it at 80 percent, if he can repeat half of what he did on Friday, he has a very good chance. But he will have to continue to go under par. He cannot afford a day like the one Phil Mickelson had, one of even par.

Realistically, Woods has more experience than ...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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