Don't worry, everyone. That Tiger Woods guy you used to know and love? Yeah, he's back. We found him. He was hiding at a public golf course named Cog Hill, awaiting a chance to lap a field that didn't seem to be playing the same course as he was. Tied for the lead going into Saturday's third round, Tiger shot a 9-under 62, the course record, and moved seven shots ahead of the closest "competition." A day after the athlete Tiger is most compared to, Michael Jordan, was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame, Tiger showed just how dominant he can be when the game is tuned. After a bogey on the first hole of his day, Tiger went on to make eight birdies and an eagle over his next 17 holes, putting up a 62 a week after he closed with 63 at TPC Boston.
How on fire was Tiger with his irons? He hit 10 shots inside of 15 feet on Saturday, three more than he combined to hit that close the first two days. On the par-5 9th hole, Tiger hit a 3-wood from 270 yards to about 10 feet, rolling in the putt for eagle and he never turned back.
The 62 was a shot off his lowest round on the PGA Tour, and was the lowest round he's shot since the second round of the 2005 Buick Open.
Unless someone kidnaps Tiger, he will roll on Sunday to his sixth win of the season, take the lead in the FedEx Cup points race and be staring down another Player of the Year award. Some might say the year was a touch disappointing since Tiger didn't win a major championship, but after knee surgery, he could easily end the season with seven victories in 17 starts. Not too shabby, even for Mr. Woods.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
9-12-2009 @ 7:04PM
sivadlr911 said...
LIKE I SAID 2 WEEKS AGO, WHEN HE GETS OVER A FEW BUGS, WHICH WOULD BE SOON, THEY WILL BE PREPRINTING THE CHECK, AND THOPHIES, THE MOMENT HE STEPS ON THE FIRST TEE......THAT TIME IS NOW HERE...HE TOTALLY HAS OUTCLASSED EVERYONE, TO HIGHEST DEGREE, THE LAST 4 ROUNDS, AND I EXPECT, HE WILL, THE REMANDER OF THIS SEASON. AND HE OUTCLASSED EVERYONE, EVEN BEFORE, THESE PAST ROUNDS...WE JUST EXPECT SO MUCH OF HIM...WELL NOW, HE IS EXCEEDING EVEN WHAT CAN BE EXPECTED..THE THRILL OF WATCHING GOLF IS BACK, THIS YEAR. TIGER WOODS.
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9-12-2009 @ 10:12PM
ivo610 said...
Excuse me sir but I think u left your caps lock on. Oh you left it on so everyone would think you know what your talking about? Yeah it's slighty annoying...
9-12-2009 @ 10:17PM
shancarn said...
Tiger is the Best of this Generation......he can be beat if his game is not on....but when locked in he's hands down the best. GO TIGER!!!!!
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9-12-2009 @ 10:56PM
donna said...
I believe it was Greg Couch who said that Tiger was finished dominating golf after knee surgery...Would you like salt and pepper for that crow?
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9-13-2009 @ 12:05AM
bozallan said...
Bacon? Bacon! Bacon!!! After Tiger's record 62 at Cog Hill, Shane, stick your fork in that bowl of Kibble & Bits just served up for you. Axl Rose is giving you his Sympathy for The Devil laugh right about now.
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9-13-2009 @ 1:55AM
hansandfranz said...
When you lap the field by 15 shots at Pebble Beach in a US Open, when you can play 72 holes in competition at the Masters without a 3 putt (a record that will probably never be matched) I think it's safe to say the player lets his clubs do the talking. Next.
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9-13-2009 @ 7:43AM
tda1097042 said...
Tiger is simply the best athelte of our time and perhaps ever, no one individual, in any sport, has played so far above the competition for so long!
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9-13-2009 @ 3:26PM
Bob said...
Oh, I get it now. Bacon writes the "good Tiger" stories and Couch writes the "bad Tiger" stories! Hey Couch , you piece of dung, get another job. You obviously have NO CLUE about Golf or matter of fact, sports in general. Maybe you get get a job flipping burgers at Micky D's because you have no credibility as a writer. Your opinions are full of crap. Have a nice life moron.
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9-13-2009 @ 11:08AM
Badballs said...
It's really funny! When he doesn't win...he's still "rehabbing" his knee or he can't win "every tournament. But whenis does win..."he's the greatest athlete of our time"! First of all, he's the best golfer right now. Untill he wins his 19th Major (which I don't think will happen), he's NOT the best golfer of all time. Secondly, he "owns" Dubsdread at Cog Hill. Thirdly "sivadir911"...he DOES NOT "outclass everyone else! He may outplay them when he's leading...but he definately has little class, if you've read the comments this past month or so.
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9-13-2009 @ 12:03PM
Carlos and Terri said...
Your screenname really describes you. Besides to add to your problem you have are two other maladies, no brains, no guts.
I wonder if color has anything to do with it.
9-13-2009 @ 10:55AM
sivadlr911 said...
ivo610..sorry left them on, because my eyesight very bad, and hard for me to see what typing...a bad habit...sorry
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9-13-2009 @ 11:15AM
rich said...
give him the fedex cup already
he is clearly the best, again
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9-13-2009 @ 11:39AM
theallon168 said...
welcome to http://www.allthedream.com
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9-13-2009 @ 12:01PM
5thStFreddie said...
At this point in his career, Tiger Woods is hands down the greatest golfer to play the game. He's only 33, and yes, he will beat Nicklaus record. The man missed 8 months of competition, and had not one, but three serious injuries: a double stress fracture in his leg, and a torn ACL. He plays FIVE DAYS and 19 extra holes to win the U.S. Open. There's not one other player on the tour, ever, who would have tried that. It takes a long time to get back to form, to put all the pieces together. And yes, the man has tons of class: despite a naggig resentment, everyone likes him, he cares for his kids and loves his wife, and in the era of the hyper-selfish athlete, Tiger is an inspiration. Now it just reamins to be seen if somone is going to have the guts to push him: Paddy Harrington continues to self-destruct whenever he is close, and except for the last two tournaments, when he faltered, the rest are just phoning in when they face him.
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9-13-2009 @ 1:23PM
BILL said...
I'm a golfer. My wife has never played the game but she watches golf whenever Tiger is playing. We both love Tiger and we both think he is great for the game and society in general. Off the course he is a perfect gentleman and I sincerely think his human side shows when he makes an error on the course. If you are a good carpenter and hit your finger with a hammer, I'll bet you will cuss. I wish Tiger wouldn't cuss but he is a human being and a pretty good one from what I have observed. He does a lot of charitable things and he spends lots of time trying to help kids. What have you critics done for your fellow man? I'm a white man and I used to have a few white friends whom stopped playing golf with because they referred to Tiger with the "N" word. Simply put, I realized they were bigots. There is no other explanation. They compliment all other white golfers but they never, ever complimented Tiger. Probably 90% of you who refer to Tiger as a N_____ are simply bigots. Don't deny it! Six years ago, Jack Nicholas said, and I quote: "Tiger is a better golfer than I ever was." That quote was from the greatest golfer of our time until Tiger.
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9-13-2009 @ 1:26PM
sivadlr911 said...
tiger is all class...have you ever heard him, not completely praise his fellow golfers, regardless of winning or losing...he is human, so he has on occasion thrown a club, or uttered a bad word, after a poor shot, but so has every other golfer, in the world...the camera is always on him, how about if the camera was always on harrington, you would have seen, MANY. and I consider harrington, also a very classy man....so commenting about just tiger, is biased and stupid, badballs.
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9-13-2009 @ 3:55PM
elpgolfer said...
WOO HOO....Go Tiger. Am watching the tourney in Shanghai. It's 3:40 in the morning and it's being televised from the US with Chinese commentators but don't really care. You can tell even they are in awe with some of the shots he is pulling off. Especially the one around the tree on the par 5. And can't wait to 'hear' from all the Tiger bashers. How it was rigged or the competition isn't very good or any of the other negative remarks they can find to say. I heard Robert Allenby drop an f-bomb on Friday yet no one is making a stink about it....ha ha ha ha. GO TIGER
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9-13-2009 @ 5:29PM
iehc said...
I don't think Tiger will ever trash people the way MJ did last Friday night - he can stake his "Air Jordans" and stuff them in the Nike Image. I will never buy anything with anything associated with Nike and his name.
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9-13-2009 @ 7:40PM
JJ said...
"no class", huh.
and what makes you the universal standard of class? perhaps you have forgotten all of the things he's done outside of the PGA to benefit society. and who else can we really accredit the rising popularity of the game for?
you can dislike Tiger Woods, sure, and anybody sensible would respect that. but stop running around in circular arguments with the same old "he's whiny" or "he has no class because he gets angry" every time his name appears on the net. it's like a creationist vs. atheist battle every time there's a column here, just watch and enjoy the game.
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9-13-2009 @ 10:27PM
ijet2golf said...
first let me just say hello to all. and now to set the record straight has anyone thought about the fact that we did not have a choice to born. it is a gift that god has given you. with that he place u on this earth to be fruitful and multiply.instaed you come to being by spewing out all your hatetred on other's for the soul purpose of ignorance. sports like all other things in life were ment to entertain, and be rewarded for your efforts.and if you are a true sportsman then u know that all records at some point in time will be broken.what we are witnessing is a sport figure who has be put here for us to enjoy as he goes about his profession with i may add dignity,and should be given the highest respect.yet we as humans try to down play it with hatered, and its generally the ones who have not given anything to the sport but lack of knowledge.the key word here is god will always be in control and the time he gives us here on this earth is measured by wht we do to obey his commandments.so shake off the devil get your spirit in tack and you will find that life was for the living and not the dead.for the record i grew up with the very first blk professional golfer a gentleman by the name of john shippman been playing for over 60yrs at wht was the first blk own golf course in the usa shady rest country club scotch plains new jersey and have played all over the country winning and losing. and like mr tiger woods i have seen the ups and downs of how white america has treated blk professional golfer's.my hope is not for the sport but for all america to just enjoy and not be so critcal of the person playing.reward him for his tenascity and commitment to the sport.and his efforts to promote for all children a desire to get where he is wil dedication and education to accomplish to goal at hand . closing to all have god bless and good health
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