After winning the FedEx Cup title in August and taking PGA Tour player-of-the-year honours, few would have blamed Rory McIlroy for easing through the rest of 2019.
All-time greats are capable of doing great things at any moment in their careers. And Tiger is maybe the greatest all-timer of all-timers, in any sport.
As the players sloshed through the rain-delayed Zozo Championship, sticking around for a Monday finish to the first PGA Tour stop held in Japan, they could rest assure that all the effort would be rewarded … financially that is.
Woods ranked T-4 in greens in regulation, hitting 76.4 percent of his greens for the week. He also ranked first for the week in putts per green in regulation at 1.638.
The No.1 ranked golfer in the world was not listed among those who will be competing at the WGC-HSBC Champions in China next week when the initial field was released on Friday.
Any doubts as to whether Tiger Woods was really, truly a threat to win this week at the Zozo Championship were answered on the first hole Saturday at Narashino Country Club.
Tiger Woods says he’s rested and healthy, but the 15-time Major champion isn’t committing to using a Presidents Cup captain’s pick on himself. At least not yet.
The CJ Cup @ Nine Bridges is just in its third year, but already its reputation proceeds it. Specifically, its status as a big-money event on the PGA Tour.
Champ, the longest hitter in professional golf, will compete in his first tournament down under at the #AusPGA at RACV Royal Pines Resort on the Gold Coast on 19-22 December.
Australian Golf Digest
