Chevron World Challenge; What did they say about Tiger after the first round lead?
Tiger Woods reeled eight birdies in the first round of the Chevron World Challenge at Thousand Oaks and surged into lead over seventeen veterans. The man, who holds a record of ten titles in a year, seems to be back in form after
a long gap of defeats. The media was shocked and the contenders surprised, but what did they say about the former world number one? Give this a go.
Stewart Cink, who was Woods’s teammate in the Ryder Cup, was pleased with his performance. The veteran told the press, “It'll be interesting to see what he does. I am a golf fan as much as I am a player. I love watching guys and
learning from them. He will be fine, I think. I do not know if he will get back to a point where he is winning 10 tournaments a year. He may not. That is freakish good. He still may become incredibly good.”
Cink, himself was four strokes behind the leader and shared the spot with Dustin Johnson.
On the eighth spot was Sean O'Hair. The player shares his swing coach, Sean Foley with Woods. According to him, "I think next year's going to be a nice year for him. I do not think he will dominate, but I think he will win three
or four times at least. By the end of the year he'll be playing some nice golf, and 2012 could be really good."
Hair’s prediction can take the form of reality, if Tiger remains focused and works hard with his putter and driver.
Mike (Fluff) Cowan, who once worked as a caddie for the former world number one in 1997, said that he was certain for Tiger’s revival. Cowan said that he did not agree with what people said about the world number one as he was
the best. Tiger Woods had a period of struggle, but this does not mean that his career was over.
Cowan was providing his services as a caddie to Jim Furyk, who finished eighth with a score of 72 on the first day.
The most surprising comments came from Ian Poulter’s side, who claims himself as the true worthy of the world number one rank. The Englishman is ranked eighth and he has made several claims earlier of overriding the world’s richest
athlete. However, the veteran was not in his fiery mood on Thursday. When asked from Poulter, regarding Woods’ swings, he replied that he observed a positive change in the swings of the American, which was a good sign for his career.
Tiger was the man of the hour for his brilliant performance, but what happened to the player, who was being considered as the betting favourite. Poulter missed most of the putts and his drives failed to find the fairways, which
was unusual for him. The winner of the Hong Kong Open has a history of bad performances in America, but despite that, the 34-year-old has chosen PGA Tour as his circuit for the next season. Thursday’s round was one example of such performances.
The last player to throw a positive comment on Woods was Zach Johnson. The veteran himself could not set a mark in the first round, but envied Woods’ game. He said that he had a chance of playing next to him in a practice session
before the Ryder Cup and the former world number one performed considerably well. Zach quoted that Tiger missed a single putt, which was a good sign for his revival.
Half of the field of Chevron World Challenge gave encouraging views about Tiger Woods, who performed outstandingly in the first round. The 34-year-old took a lead of one stroke on Graeme McDowell and Rory McIlroy with the help
of eight birdies. Will Tiger continue with the same streak or will he struggle is a question that needs an instant answer. The Friday session is about to kick off and very soon, the answer to this query will reach bettor.com.
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