Golf insider describes the legendary round Tiger Woods played at his home course before the Masters
Nicky Koh/Getty Images
His plane was spotted at Augusta on Tuesday, and there are rumors that he has made significant progress in fixing his broken golf game over the last few weeks.
The Golf Channel's Tim Rosaforte, one of the best golf reporters out there, went on TV and gave an example of how well Tiger is supposedly playing right now.
According to Rosaforte, Tiger shot a "worst-ball 66" at his hometown Medalist Golf Club in Florida. Because it was worst ball format - where he played two different balls and took the worst shot in each situation - Rosaforte says it was arguably more impressive than the course-record 62 he shot in 2011.
If you're one to get overexcited about "Tiger Woods Is Back" anecdotes, prepare yourself. Here's how he described it:
"The best example of the progress Tiger made over the last two-to-three weeks is the worst-ball 66 he shot at Medalist Golf Club. That's where he takes the worst of two drives, the worst of the two approach shots, the putt that's either furthest away from the hole or the chip that's furthest away from the hole. And then if he makes birdie he has to validate. So if he makes a 10-footer for birdie he has to make another 10-footer for birdie. To go around that golf course, shoot six under in those conditions where you can't hide, obviously, you can't hide a weakness, and you think about the course record he shot there - 62 in 2011 - this round could conceivably be considered better."
Sounds pretty good!
Rosaforte reports that Tiger will play the Masters barring some unforeseen circumstances.
- I spent $2,000 for 7 nights in a 179-square-foot room on one of the world's largest cruise ships. Take a look inside my cabin.
- Saudi Arabia wants China to help fund its struggling $500 billion Neom megaproject. Investors may not be too excited.
- Colon cancer rates are rising in young people. If you have two symptoms you should get a colonoscopy, a GI oncologist says.
- India's forex reserves sufficient to cover 11 months of projected imports
- ITC plans to open more hotels overseas: CMD Sanjiv Puri
- 7 Indian dishes that are extremely rich in calcium
- 10 dry fruits to avoid in summer- beat the heat just by avoiding these
- 2024 LS polls pegged as costliest ever, expenditure may touch ₹1.35 lakh crore: Expert