‘Everything was left to right and I wasn’t hitting the golf ball very solidly. It’s just the way it is’ says Woods
Tiger Woods insisted he would be back out for the second round of the Open, but the way he grimaced and talked about how “sore” he was raised fresh doubts about how many more major championships he would be able to grace with his presence.
“Everything was left to right and I wasn’t hitting the golf ball very solidly. It’s just the way it is. It’s just father time and the procedures I’ve had over time. It’s just the way it’s going to be. “It’s going to be a lot more difficult. I’m not 24 any more. Life changes, life moves on and, as I’ve told you guys many times, I can’t devote the hours to practice like I used to— stand on the range for four or five hours, play 36 holes, go running when I come back, then go to the gym. Those days are gone. I have to be realistic about my expectations and, hopefully, peaking at the right time. I peaked at Augusta well and hopefully I can peak a few more times this year as well.
The cringe may have reflected the quality of the stroke, but his physical stiffness on the front nine indicated some form of pain— or at least pain— avoidance. He started steadily, but went bogey double-bogey at the fifth and sixth holes, then dropped a shot at nine to reach the turn five-over. From there he was in damage limitation mode.
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