Not often does Tiger Woods toss around negative sound bites about himself. It seems most of the time it is always "I did this well here" or "I played solid there." Maybe the positive mentality is what separates him from everybody else.
Heading into Thursday's round at the WGC-CA Championship, his first stroke-play event in eight months, Woods was again positive of what has been and what is to come, sounding upbeat about his time in Arizona.
"It was a big shot of confidence for me to get out there and play again and feel physically sound," Woods said. "To walk out there and play and then compete and get a feel for that competitive environment was everything I could possibly have imagined."That's the thing for Woods. He's such a physical beast and mental freak, that while he claimed he could win the Accenture, it was almost more a test to see how everything would work. Now, he seems to be comfortable physically with the knee and that could mean doom for all those other golfers.
"It was actually better than I thought," Woods said Wednesday at Doral Golf Resort, where he played an early morning practice round with Mike Weir. "I thought I would be a little more sore than I was. Recovery from day-to-day has been great. It couldn't have been more positive, except for obviously getting beat in the second round. But from a physical standpoint, it was better than I thought it would be."So now comes the Blue Monster, where Woods has won three times in his career. He mentioned that Doral "fits his eye" and that, of all the things Tiger says, is far from an exaggeration.
The event will host every golfer ranked in the top 50 in the world, and Woods is one of those rare athletes who seems to play his best when the competition is at its peak.
At the Accenture, I didn't think Tiger could win. This week, I do.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
3-12-2009 @ 9:20AM
flcoach6 said...
I think Tiger will be more than ready. He a good golfer no matter if he did get injured he still #1 on my list.
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3-12-2009 @ 8:34PM
notatigerfan said...
Why don't you write about the golfers leading the tournament. This jerk could be 100 strokes out of contention and all you writers and commentators want to talk about is Tiger. Like me, there are real golf fans that would like to see the other golfers get air time. They play injured, have surgery, and their wives have baby's too. And they can play golf also.
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3-13-2009 @ 9:35AM
warrengibson said...
because when his is not playing it isnt the same just watch the rating when he is not out there. that why they talk about him because he is the face of golf and every tournament wants him to be there because it brings the people. Do that answers your question?
3-13-2009 @ 9:29AM
bippyearl said...
what you people dont understand that tiger is a complete idiot, who is a demanding baby, I wish people like this idiot and the golf channel would show the people winning the tournaments and stop showing tiger, they would show him getting his toe nail clipped rather than the tour, and for you people out there who say he brings more people to golf, BULL the only thing he brings to the tournaments is the people who hoot and holler and do fist pumps, I dont want those losers.
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3-13-2009 @ 9:41AM
warrengibson said...
u just answered your own question, the people who pumps there fist is the people who pay and keep the game alive. look at the rating when he plays and when he don't play. and i know the other player dont mind when he is not out there because it gives them a better chance to win. if he get his A game back watch out or really he just needs he B game for the most part. have you ever played the game, didn't think so.
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3-13-2009 @ 11:07AM
DGPeterson said...
I do think that Tiger will win, if not today all of the remaining major tournaments. He is the best, forget Michleson and Garcia. We all know how very hard tou try to take that spot, but only in Tigers absense did you shine. He's Back Look Out.
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