Tiger Woods ended his day with a low fist pump that he held for an extra few seconds. He was savouring the birdie putt he sank at the 18th hole at Bay Hill Club and what it meant.
An impromptu lesson earlier this week with Brad Faxon, one of the best putters on tour during his career, may have given McIlroy an answer he was searching for.
Tyrrell Hatton was understandably upset when he bogeyed the 72nd hole at the WGC-Mexico Championship earlier this month to finish one shot out of a playoff with Phil Mickelson and Justin Thomas. Turns out, the Englishman was already running a bit hot from something that happened a few holes earlier.
For a second straight year, golfers at the Arnold Palmer Invitational participated in a driving range salute to The King. But this time, there was a twist. Literally.
For nearly 10 years, Singh failed to win an individual US PGA Tour or PGA Tour Champions event until his 18th-hole birdie gave him a one-stroke victory at the Toshiba Classic today.
Tiger Woods didn’t quite “one-up” Phil Mickelson by winning the Valspar Championship like his longtime lefty rival suggested earlier in the week. But perhaps, this is all part of an even cooler script that is unfolding.
After Friday’s second round of the Valspar Championship, Paul Casey said, “I want to win this week, but if I don’t I want Tiger to win this week.” One of those wishes came true.
Tiger Woods has played his share of big rounds en route to winning 79 times on the US PGA Tour and collecting 14 Major championships. Sunday’s at the Copperhead Course at Innisbrook will be his biggest in years.
Australian Golf Digest
