Tiger Woods will not be recognized for being modest, each time he turns up at a match he all the time insists he’s solely there to win and since he thinks he can. Throughout his halcyon days that was clearly the obvious factor to say – as a rule he went on to decimate the sphere and add one more ‘W’ to his enormous assortment. However since he almost misplaced his leg in a automotive crash, his physique patched up and “aching on daily basis”, such a press release has appeared fanciful.
Regardless of that he turned up at Augusta this week assured as ever, and has backed that up by making the lower in solely his second occasion since final yr’s Masters. And, not one to alter tack at this stage in his profession, the Massive Beast has as soon as once more insisted he can add a sixth Inexperienced Jacket to his wardrobe.
”[Making the cut] means I’ve an opportunity to win the golf match. Anybody who makes the weekend has an opportunity,” Woods stated.
“I’m proper there.”
Yesterday, over 23 holes, the American battled blustery, and someday brutal, situations to go into the weekend on one-over, seven again of the lead shared by Max Homa, Bryson DeChambeau and Scottie Scheffler. Proof, if any have been wanted, that one ought to by no means proper Woods off, particularly round Augusta Nationwide. If there’s any course he is aware of the way to plot himself round, regardless of the situations, it’s the fabled course in Georgia.
