Golf news; Tiger insistent not to let it go
Tiger Woods is in no mood to let the trophy of Chevron World Challenge slip out of his showcase, especially when it can add some glitter to his winless season.
The 34-year-old is adamant with his plans and it is evident from his last two rounds, which turned out to be a pleasant surprise. Tiger smashed 65 in the first round on a loss of 1 hole and 66 in the second with perfect scorecard.
Woods holds a record of at least one PGA Tour title in every year ever since he turned professional in 1996. Although his winning streak has been cracked with the terrible start of 2010, but chances are that he will cap it with a title at 18-man invitational
Chevron World Challenge.
It has been a turbulent season for the world number two, who lost all his titles as well his wife, owing to the case of infidelity. Despite of the heavy blow, the world’s richest athlete claims he has not lost his drives.
Tiger said, "My goal is to win every tournament I tee it up in and be prepared for every event. I love winning. That is just fun. Coming down the stretch on the back nine with a chance to win, I mean, that's the rush and that's the thrill of why my practice,
and it's why we train, why we hit all those balls tireless hours is to put ourselves in that one position. Whether you succeed or fail, it is about being there, and once you get a taste of that, you want to be there time and time again.”
Woods may not have won any event in the current year, but his play has come a long way since missing the cut at the Quail Hollow Championship and finishing second last at the Bridgestone Invitational. Moreover, he changed his swings thrice and hired the
services of Sean Foley. By the end of the year, the veteran got the fruit of his hard work and finished fourth in the JB Were Masters, where he wrapped the last round with a 65.
After smashing a bogey free round on Friday in California Tiger told the press that he learnt a lot as a golfer and as a person. He further added that the year might have been painful, but it has been very successful as he taught him control and persistence.
Woods is currently part of the field, which is competing for a purse of $ 5 million in California, where the Chevron World Challenge is being held. The venue holds a great importance for the player as he grew up few miles away from it.
According to the second round leader of Chevron World Challenge, "This is home. This is where I was born and raised. I grew up about an hour from here, and I remember coming up here and watching the guys play, watching Mark (O'Meara) and Curtis (Strange)
play in the first Shark Shootout, and that was a long time ago. It was actually when O'Meara had hair.”
After a long time, a smile seems to cover the face of the man who nearly lost everything in 2010.Tiger lost his number one rank to Lee Westwood in October, but is on his way to get it back. The veteran has stepped into the third round of the Chevron World
Challenge in lead suppressing all the resistance and competition put forward by the course and the field. Chances are that he will enter the next year with a victory and lots of bitter experience. If Tiger Woods wins the tournament, he will automatically surge
back to his throne within the end of this week, provided Lee Westwood fails to win the NedBank Challenge in South Africa.
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