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Notebook: Tiger aims for No. 9 at Firestone

Tiger Woods started this PGA TOUR season just hoping to make it to the end unscathed, but now the 79-time winner’s expectations have turned to the Woods of old. He’s ready to win. To use his own word … Woods is “trending.â€� Fresh off his T6 finish at The Open Championship where he hit the lead on Sunday only to fade late, Woods returns to Firestone Country Club for the World Golf Championships–Bridgestone Invitational where he has an incredible eight wins. Including his last TOUR win – some five years ago. “I went from just hoping to be able to play the TOUR to now that I feel that I can play the TOUR. I certainly can win again,â€� Woods said. “I’ve had an opportunity to win a couple times this year. I had a great chance at Valspar early in the year, and even a week ago I had a great shot at it. My game’s gotten better and good enough where I feel like I can win again out here on TOUR.â€� Woods had to fight his way into the world top 50 to book his place at Firestone. From the depths of the 1,200’s last December he forged his way in after The Open. In 12 starts he has four top 10s and eight top 25s. “This was certainly a goal of mine. Within a year to get down to 50, I think is a pretty good accomplishment,â€� he smiled. “This event has been very special to me over the years. I’m excited to be back.â€� Eight wins at one venue is a TOUR record he holds. He also has eight at Torrey Pines and Bay Hill. And while he might not be the same player who won by 11 shots in 2000, his competitors are expecting him to be a huge factor. “You know he’s going to play well this week,â€� reigning FedExCup champion Justin Thomas said.  “This place is like Augusta for him. He could probably take two, three weeks off and he’s going to get it around here fine, because he knows how to. He’s won here as many times as I’ve won everywhere in my career. I am surprised he hasn’t mentioned that yet, which is nice. “I grew up watching him win a lot of tournaments here, hitting the shots in the dark. It’s pretty unbelievable the career he has at this golf course alone, let alone his entire career.â€� The sting of The Open defeat is still in Wood’s psyche. And it spurs him forward. But he’s about to enter some uncharted territory. Playing a lot of golf in a short space of time for the first time since his comeback from spinal fusion surgery. Woods is due to play five times in the next six weeks, assuming he makes it through to the third week of the FedExCup Playoffs. At 47th in the standings at the moment, chances are he will certainly be in the top 70 that make the BMW Championship. “We built a pretty good physical game plan for it,â€� Woods explained. “My training schedule, how to build myself up, my recovery breaks, even had to factor in how much I can practice, just to make sure I’m physically fit enough to get through this section. “I want to play well and win tournaments through this. I feel like my body is good. I need to keep it that way. I still need to train really hard and limit how much I do practice, the wear and tear on the body, because I’m going to be putting it through its paces in tournament play, which as we all know, we hit the ball harder in tournaments than we do in practice.â€� Molinari: A new level of self-belief When we last saw Francesco Molinari, he was winning The Open Championship at Carnoustie, the culmination of an epic run that included a runaway victory at the Quicken Loans National and a T2 at the John Deere Classic, propelling him all the way to 7th in the FedExCup. His pre-season goal to make it all the way to the season-ending TOUR Championship at East Lake next month? Yeah, that’s looking pretty good. Could he have imagined the season he’s had, which also has included a victory at the European Tour’s BMW Championship? “No, I couldn’t,â€� said Molinari, who has risen to a career-high of sixth in the world, from 20th a year ago. “And I don’t think anyone could, to be honest.â€� Firestone South, a long, tree-lined course, has not in the past set up well for the 35-year-old Italian. He has finished no better than T15 (2011) in seven previous starts here. But that was the old Molinari. He began working with putting coach Phil Kenyon earlier this season, which has paid dividends, and has gained self-confidence during his epic 2018.  He was, he admitted, probably the last member of his team to truly believe in himself. “When you go out on the course and you’re playing with some of the best players in the world, you confront yourself with them,â€� he said. “And I think a few years back, obviously, I was competing against them, but I always felt like they had something that I didn’t have. “And now it feels like I can play with them and, you know, I don’t feel intimidated in any way,â€� he added. “Or I feel like I can compete with all of them.â€� Case in point: Molinari’s playing partner in the final round of The Open was Tiger Woods. Now, Molinari’s team is urging him to go even further. “Just the potential to win majors and the potential to be in the top‑10 of the world and, you know, now they’re pushing the limits even more,â€� he said. Considering everything he’s achieved this year alone, that’s a scary thought.

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Adam Hadwin-120
Matthieu Pavon+100
3rd Round 2-Balls - T. Pendrith / W. Zalatoris
Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls - Status: OPEN
Taylor Pendrith-125
Will Zalatoris+105
3rd Round 2-Balls - S. Stevens / P. Rodgers
Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls - Status: OPEN
Patrick Rodgers-110
Sam Stevens-110
3rd Round 2-Balls - M.W. Lee / B. Cauley
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Min Woo Lee-125
Bud Cauley+105
3rd Round 2-Balls - M. Homa / S. Theegala
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Sahith Theegala-135
Max Homa+115
3rd Round 2-Balls - A. Eckroat / M. Kim
Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls - Status: OPEN
Michael Kim-135
Austin Eckroat+115
3rd Round 2-Balls - T. Finau / B. Hun An
Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls - Status: OPEN
Tony Finau-120
Byeong Hun An+100
3rd Round 2-Balls - C. Conners / J.J. Spaun
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Corey Conners-145
J J Spaun+120
3rd Round 2-Balls - E. Cole / T. Hoge
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Tom Hoge-135
Eric Cole+115
3rd Round 2-Balls - S. Straka / D. Thompson
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Sepp Straka-135
Davis Thompson+115
3rd Round 2-Balls - N. Taylor / C. Bezuidenhout
Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls - Status: OPEN
Nick Taylor-115
Christiaan Bezuidenhout-105
3rd Round Match-Up - A. Bhatia v C. Young
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Akshay Bhatia-125
Cameron Young+105
3rd Round 2-Balls - C. Young / L. Aberg
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Ludvig Aberg-230
Cameron Young+190
Miscellaneous
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3rd Round Exact Scores - Cantlay 68 + Scheffler 68+6500
3rd Round Exact Scores - Cantlay 69 + Scheffler 67+6500
3rd Round Exact Scores - Cantlay 69 + Scheffler 68+6500
3rd Round Exact Scores - Schauffele 68 + Morikawa 68+6500
3rd Round Exact Scores - Schauffele 68 + Morikawa 69+6500
3rd Round Exact Scores - Schauffele 69 + Morikawa 68+6500
3rd Round Exact Scores - Schauffele 69 + Morikawa 69+6500
3rd Round 2-Balls - G. Woodland / J. Bridgeman
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Jacob Bridgeman-135
Gary Woodland+115
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Robert MacIntyre-125
Justin Rose+105
3rd Round Match-Ups - A. Bhatia v J. Rose
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Akshay Bhatia-120
Justin Rose+100
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Aaron Rai-110
Robert MacIntyre-110
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Type: 3rd Round Six Shooter - Status: OPEN
Xander Schauffele+320
Shane Lowry+400
Viktor Hovland+400
Jordan Spieth+450
Aaron Rai+475
Robert MacIntyre+500
3rd Round 2-Balls - R. Fowler / H. English
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Harris English-130
Rickie Fowler+110
3rd Round 2-Balls - S. Lowry / L. Glover
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Shane Lowry-135
Lucas Glover+115
3rd Round Match-Ups - S. Lowry vs J. Spieth
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Shane Lowry-115
Jordan Spieth-105
3rd Round 2-Balls - A. Scott / S. Im
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Sungjae Im-155
Adam Scott+130
3rd Round Match-Ups - D. McCarthy vs S. Im
Type: 3rd Round Match-Ups - Status: OPEN
Sungjae Im-115
Denny McCarthy-105
3rd Round Match-Ups - A. Scott vs S. Burns
Type: 3rd Round Match-Ups - Status: OPEN
Sam Burns-120
Adam Scott+100
3rd Round 2-Balls - S. Burns / A. Bhatia
Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls - Status: OPEN
Akshay Bhatia-115
Sam Burns-105
3rd Round 2-Balls - C. Kirk / A. Rai
Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls - Status: OPEN
Aaron Rai-165
Chris Kirk+140
JM Eagle LA Championship
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Minjee Lee+500
Ashleigh Buhai+550
Ingrid Lindblad+550
Jeeno Thitikul+900
Nelly Korda+1000
Lauren Coughlin+1200
Miyu Yamashita+1200
Jin Hee Im+1800
Sei Young Kim+1800
Akie Iwai+3000
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3rd Round 2-Balls - R. Hisatsune / T. Detry
Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls - Status: OPEN
Thomas Detry-115
Ryo Hisatsune-105
3rd Round 2-Balls - J. Spieth / D. Berger
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Daniel Berger-120
Jordan Spieth+100
3rd Round 2-Balls - D. McCarthy / V. Hovland
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Denny McCarthy-115
Viktor Hovland-105
3rd Round Match-Ups - X. Schauffele vs V. Hovland
Type: 3rd Round Match-Ups - Status: OPEN
Xander Schauffele-145
Viktor Hovland+120
3rd Round Score - Collin Morikawa
Type: 3rd Round Score - Status: OPEN
Over 68.5-110
Under 68.5-120
3rd Round Score - Xander Schauffele
Type: 3rd Round Score - Status: OPEN
Over 68.5-125
Under 68.5-105
3rd Round Score - Scottie Scheffler
Type: 3rd Round Score - Status: OPEN
Over 67.5-150
Under 67.5+115
3rd Round Score - Russell Henley
Type: 3rd Round Score - Status: OPEN
Over 68.5-150
Under 68.5+115
3rd Round Score - Tommy Fleetwood
Type: 3rd Round Score - Status: OPEN
Over 68.5-165
Under 68.5+125
3rd Round Score - Justin Thomas
Type: 3rd Round Score - Status: OPEN
Over 68.5-165
Under 68.5+125
3rd Round Score - Si Woo Kim
Type: 3rd Round Score - Status: OPEN
Under 69.5-130
Over 69.5+100
3rd Round Score - Brian Harman
Type: 3rd Round Score - Status: OPEN
Over 69.5+110
Under 69.5-145
3rd Round Score - Patrick Cantlay
Type: 3rd Round Score - Status: OPEN
Over 68.5-150
Under 68.5+115
3rd Round Score - Jason Day
Type: 3rd Round Score - Status: OPEN
Over 69.5+120
Under 69.5-155
3rd Round 2-Balls - X. Schauffele / M. Kuchar
Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls - Status: OPEN
Xander Schauffele-185
Matt Kuchar+150
3rd Round 2-Balls - M. Greyserman / B. Horschel
Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls - Status: OPEN
Billy Horschel-125
Max Greyserman+105
3rd Round 2-Balls - J. Day / S. Jaeger
Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls - Status: OPEN
Jason Day-140
Stephan Jaeger+120
3rd Round Match-Ups - J. Day vs W. Clark
Type: 3rd Round Match-Ups - Status: OPEN
Jason Day-125
Wyndham Clark+105
3rd Round 2-Balls - A. Baddeley / R. Hoey
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Rico Hoey-200
Aaron Baddeley+220
Tie+750
3rd Round Six Shooter - J. Day / W. Clark / M. McNealy / B. Harman / SW Kim / K. Bradley
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Jason Day+400
Wyndham Clark+400
Brian Harman+425
Maverick McNealy+425
Si Woo Kim+425
Keegan Bradley+450
3rd Round 2-Balls - M. Fitzpatrick / P. Cantlay
Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls - Status: OPEN
Patrick Cantlay-175
Matt Fitzpatrick+145
3rd Round Match-Ups - P. Cantlay vs J. Thomas
Type: 3rd Round Match-Ups - Status: OPEN
Patrick Cantlay-115
Justin Thomas-105
3rd Round Match-Ups - J.T. Poston vs M. Fitzpatrick
Type: 3rd Round Match-Ups - Status: OPEN
J.T. Poston-120
Matt Fitzpatrick+100
3rd Round 2-Balls - B. Martin / C. Ramey
Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls - Status: OPEN
Chad Ramey+100
Ben Martin+110
Tie+750
3rd Round Six Shooter - S. Scheffler / C. Morikawa / P. Cantlay / J. Thomas / R. Henley / T. Fleetwood
Type: 3rd Round Six Shooter - Status: OPEN
Scottie Scheffler+250
Collin Morikawa+375
Patrick Cantlay+450
Justin Thomas+500
Russell Henley+550
Tommy Fleetwood+550
3rd Round Six Shooter - JT Poston / M. Fitzpatrick / A. Novak / M. Hughes / R. Gerard / B. Campbell
Type: 3rd Round Six Shooter - Status: OPEN
JT Poston+350
Matt Fitzpatrick+375
Andrew Novak+425
Mackenzie Hughes+450
Ryan Gerard+450
Brian Campbell+550
3rd Round 2-Balls - S. Valimaki / K. Bradley
Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls - Status: OPEN
Keegan Bradley-140
Sami Valimaki+120
3rd Round Match-Ups - S.W. Kim vs K. Bradley
Type: 3rd Round Match-Ups - Status: OPEN
Si Woo Kim-115
Keegan Bradley-105
3rd Round 2-Balls - H. Hall / A. Tosti
Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls - Status: OPEN
Harry Hall-110
Alejandro Tosti+120
Tie+750
3rd Round 2-Balls - C. Davis / B. Campbell
Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls - Status: OPEN
Brian Campbell-110
Cam Davis-110
3rd Round Match-Ups - R. Gerard vs B. Campbell
Type: 3rd Round Match-Ups - Status: OPEN
Ryan Gerard-120
Brian Campbell+100
3rd Round Match-Ups - K. Vilips vs C. Davis
Type: 3rd Round Match-Ups - Status: OPEN
Cam Davis-130
Karl Vilips+110
3rd Round 2-Balls - S. Power / R. Hoshino
Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls - Status: OPEN
Seamus Power-125
Rikuya Hoshino+135
Tie+750
3rd Round 2-Balls - D. Skinns / Z. Blair
Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls - Status: OPEN
Zac Blair-110
David Skinns+120
Tie+750
3rd Round 2-Balls - K. Vilips / R. Gerard
Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls - Status: OPEN
Ryan Gerard-135
Karl Vilips+115
3rd Round 2-Balls - C. Morikawa / M. McNealy
Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls - Status: OPEN
Collin Morikawa-170
Maverick McNealy+145
3rd Round Match-Ups - M. McNealy vs B. Harman
Type: 3rd Round Match-Ups - Status: OPEN
Brian Harman-110
Maverick McNealy-110
3rd Round Match-Ups - S. Scheffler vs C. Morikawa
Type: 3rd Round Match-Ups - Status: OPEN
Scottie Scheffler-145
Collin Morikawa+120
3rd Round 2-Balls - W. Chandler / M. Wallace
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Matt Wallace-185
Will Chandler+210
Tie+750
3rd Round 2-Balls - J.T. Poston / B. Harman
Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls - Status: OPEN
J.T. Poston-115
Brian Harman-105
3rd Round 2-Balls - K. Mitchell / M. NeSmith
Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls - Status: OPEN
Keith Mitchell-170
Matt NeSmith+185
Tie+750
3rd Round 2-Balls - S. Scheffler / W. Clark
Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls - Status: OPEN
Scottie Scheffler-260
Wyndham Clark+210
3rd Round 2-Balls - C. Kim / D. Wu
Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls - Status: OPEN
Chan Kim-135
Dylan Wu+150
Tie+750
3rd Round 2-Balls - T. Fleetwood / M. Hughes
Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls - Status: OPEN
Tommy Fleetwood-155
Mackenzie Hughes+130
3rd Round Match-Ups - R. Henley vs T. Fleetwood
Type: 3rd Round Match-Ups - Status: OPEN
Russell Henley-115
Tommy Fleetwood-105
3rd Round Match-Ups - A. Novak vs M. Hughes
Type: 3rd Round Match-Ups - Status: OPEN
Andrew Novak-115
Mackenzie Hughes-105
3rd Round 2-Balls - C. Hoffman / M. Thorbjornsen
Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls - Status: OPEN
Charley Hoffman+105
Michael Thorbjornsen+105
Tie+750
3rd Round 2-Balls - R. Henley / A. Novak
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Russell Henley-170
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3rd Round 2-Balls - J. Dahmen / G. Higgo
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Joel Dahmen+100
Garrick Higgo+110
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3rd Round 2-Balls - J. Thomas / S.W. Kim
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Justin Thomas-150
Si Woo Kim+125
3rd Round 2 Balls - N. Korda v M. Katsu
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Nelly Korda-190
Minami Katsu+210
Tie+750
3rd Round 2 Balls - J. Thitikul v P. Delacour
Type: 3rd Round 2 Balls - Status: OPEN
Jeeno Thitikul-275
Perrine Delacour+290
Tie+800
3rd Round 2 Balls - A. Lee v P. Anannarukarn
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Pajaree Anannarukarn+100
Andrea Lee+110
Tie+750
3rd Round 2 Balls - L. Coughlin v Y. Liu
Type: 3rd Round 2 Balls - Status: OPEN
Lauren Coughlin-190
Yan Liu+210
Tie+750
3rd Round 2 Balls - M. Lee v M. Yamashita
Type: 3rd Round 2 Balls - Status: OPEN
Minjee Lee-105
Miyu Yamashita+115
Tie+750
3rd Round 2 Balls - A. Buhai v I. Lindblad
Type: 3rd Round 2 Balls - Status: OPEN
Ashleigh Buhai+100
Ingrid Lindblad+110
Tie+750
Volvo China Open
Type: Winner - Status: OPEN
Eugenio Lopez-Chacarra+225
Haotong Li+225
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Zecheng Dou+800
Yannik Paul+1100
Jordan Smith+1200
Tapio Pulkkanen+1200
Ashun Wu+6500
Jacob Skov Olesen+6500
Sam Bairstow+6500
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Type: To Win A Major 2025 - Status: OPEN
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Bryson DeChambeau+350
Xander Schauffele+350
Ludvig Aberg+400
Collin Morikawa+450
Jon Rahm+450
Brooks Koepka+700
Justin Thomas+700
Viktor Hovland+700
Hideki Matsuyama+800
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Type: Winner - Status: OPEN
Rory McIlroy+500
Scottie Scheffler+500
Bryson DeChambeau+1400
Ludvig Aberg+1400
Xander Schauffele+1400
Jon Rahm+1800
Collin Morikawa+2000
Brooks Koepka+2500
Justin Thomas+2500
Viktor Hovland+2500
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Type: Winner - Status: OPEN
Rory McIlroy+500
Scottie Scheffler+500
Bryson DeChambeau+1200
Xander Schauffele+1200
Jon Rahm+1400
Ludvig Aberg+1400
Collin Morikawa+1600
Brooks Koepka+1800
Viktor Hovland+2000
Justin Thomas+2500
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The Open 2025
Type: Winner - Status: OPEN
Rory McIlroy+500
Scottie Scheffler+550
Xander Schauffele+1100
Ludvig Aberg+1400
Collin Morikawa+1600
Jon Rahm+1600
Bryson DeChambeau+2000
Shane Lowry+2500
Tommy Fleetwood+2500
Tyrrell Hatton+2500
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Ryder Cup 2025
Type: Winner - Status: OPEN
USA-150
Europe+140
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ALBANY, Bahamas – There’s one thing we can be certain of when it comes to Tiger Woods’ return to competitive golf – the hype is insane. Having opened as a 100-1 shot to win next year’s Masters Woods dropped to 50-1 before competitive play this week at the Hero World Challenge, and was 25-1 after Round 1. Now the 79-time PGA TOUR winner has firmed to 15-1 after his second round 4-under 68 left him tied fifth and five shots off the lead just seven months after a fourth back surgery. All this from just two rounds of golf in an 18-man exhibition event on a relatively wide-open course. Honestly, discussion around the globe between golf fans is going a little something like this. I’ve combined the multiple arguments I heard on course and on social media into one fictional, but ultimately real, conversation. (Handles are fictional) @TigerWoodsFan79 – Oh my God!! Did you see Tiger today! He shot 31 on the front nine. He’s so back. He’s going to win three majors next year and the FedExCup! @GolfIsHard – Settle down buddy. It’s just one round. He shot 1-over on the back nine as well. He’s playing at an easy course against just 17 other players. @TigerWoodsFan79 – He shot 69 yesterday, 68 today and these 17 guys are some of the best in the world! He’s ahead of the FedExCup champion Justin Thomas among others. Plus, it’s really windy at Albany. @GolfIsHard – It hasn’t been THAT windy so far. And come on, those other guys have had really long seasons. Heck, they’ve started the new season. They’re tired. @TigerWoodsFan79 – Tired? Give me a break. They’ve had time off. And three of the guys above Tiger have been playing lately. Justin Rose has played all over the globe, Tommy Fleetwood also and Jordan Spieth just flew back from the Australian Open! They have momentum. Tiger has to deal with rust! @GolfIsHard – He’s rusty all right. He hasn’t won anything since 2013. @TigerWoodsFan79 – Well Tiger says he can win this week. I saw one media guy asked him if he could win and he said, “What do you think?â€� and he had that Tiger grin. @GolfIsHard – What’s he going to say? No? And I also saw he said this when asked about silly dummies like you who are claiming he’s already going to sweep the majors next year despite having a fused back. “I guess they’ve got to come up with some kind of story. I just wanted to go out there and just play, compete. I didn’t know what to expect because I hadn’t played, I hadn’t competed, I haven’t had a fused back before in my life.â€� In other words, he’s telling you to settle down. @TigerWoodsFan79 – I saw that comment also. And you’ve conveniently cut it off when he starts talking positively again. “These are all new things. As you can see that even with the fused back, I still have some speed out there and these are all things I’ve had to learn and will continue to learn. This is a new body that I’m getting used to.â€� @GolfIsHard – Yeah he might have some speed and power out there, I’ll give you that. But he still has hit only 16/26 fairways this week… and at Albany the fairways are 400 yards wide. @TigerWoodsFan79 – Now you’re being unfair. He barely missed most of those. And he was punished for it. Took an unplayable yesterday and had to lay up out of a footprint today. His driving has been awesome. @GolfIsHard – Well what about the chipping? He chunked a few of those yesterday. There are still some demons in there for sure. He can’t compete in a full field event on TOUR and get away with that. @TigerWoodsFan79 – His chipping was awesome today! He even chipped one from on the green, through the collar and almost holed it. Not one bad chip at all in Round 2. It was just rust on Thursday, plus it’s into the grain like he said and that’s hard for everyone. You stubbed three of those last weekend! @GolfIsHard – He had hammer hands on some of those putts today. He’s lucky he made some of the comebackers. And these greens are slow compared to some on TOUR. And Augusta… forget about it. @TigerWoodsFan79 – 11 putts on the front nine Friday. Only one 3-putt in two days. You’re starting to clutch at straws here. Tiger said the speed changed with the set up anyway: “I think it was successful because I went out there and shot 31 on the front nine. I built upon what I did yesterday, I cleaned it up. Only thing I really struggled with today was speed of the greens. Henrik and I were talking about it all day is that they seemed to be like a foot faster. I really did struggle getting the speed and I blew most of them well past the hole and made a few coming back. I also missed my share, too.â€� @GolfIsHard – Look. Let’s just see how he goes over the weekend and how he recovers. Four back surgeries are a lot. A fused back is intense. And we have to see him in a full field event, at a tough track like Torrey Pines with the rough. Remember he made a lot of birdies in the Bahamas last year… and once he got to Torrey it all went pear shaped. @TigerWoodsFan79 – No way! I’m all in this weekend. Tiger says he’s in it. The leaderboard proves he’s in it. Does this sound like a guy who is just going through the motions? “I felt like today I could have easily gotten to double digits under par. That would have put me probably one or two back, but I think I’m still in it. We’ve got two more days and I think it’s supposed to blow a little harder tomorrow. If that’s the case, I think a good solid round should get me up in there.â€� @GolfIsHard – I can see I’m not talking you off this ledge… And I guess you’re not alone. Even the leader Charley Hoffman wants Tiger to win! Crazy! The Hoff said this… for real! “To be completely honest with you, I said at the beginning of the week I hope he wins. It’s great for the game of golf.â€� @TigerWoodsFan79 – You see! Get on the Tiger train! Just imagine if he did win… @GolfIsHard – Okay… that would be pretty awesome… It would be his sixth Hero World Challenge win… but you wouldn’t be changing your handle again just yet as it’s unofficial. @TigerWoodsFan79 – I’ll take it! And Sam Snead’s 82 TOUR victory record is falling for sure. I know it. Heck, even Jack’s 18 majors is in the crosshairs again. @GolfIsHard – *Palm Hitting Face* *Shakes Head* Woods returns to action on Saturday at 12:53 p.m. ET and is paired with defending champion Hideki Matsuyama. Check out PGATOUR.COM and all PGA TOUR social channels for the action.

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