2:01- Tiger just walked off the practice green, clanked his ball against his putter, and walked to the tee. He looks ready to roar.
2:05- Tiger introduced at the tee (par 4). He’s wearing baby blue, looks kind of girly, but he looks focused. What is this! Tiger takes out his driver! No more weak sauce 2-irons off the tee, I hope. Tiger rips it, cuts the ball, into the fairway. That’s what I’m talking about. What a great start on the “toughest opening hole in golf”. I watched Tiger’s first two rounds and he was hitting irons off most of the tees and still missed a considerable number of fairways. If Tiger’s going to miss the fairway even with his 2-iron, he might as well whip out his driver and be a 100 yards closer to the hole. I’m going to predict a 68 from Tiger today.
2:06- Tiger’s playing partner, Nick Dougherty, looks frightened. Wayward tee shot, it’s in the deep, deep grass. He’s so intimidated of Tiger, it’s going to be a really long day for him.
2:10- Tiger’s at the top of the hill and just has 168 yards into the green. He better get it near the hole or the ball is going to funnel off the green, I just watched it happen to Furyk. What a crisp, sweet swing. Left of the flag and it ends up about 15 feet away. These mid-range putts are the kind of putts Tiger is going to have to make today if he wants to make a run. A big start is huge for him. A birdie at no.1 would be a huge statement for him since more than 2/3 of the field has already gone through the first hole and there haven’t been any birdies.
2:15- Tiger’s getting the read. I don’t think he’s going to make it, I’m not feeling it. And he runs it by and Tiger taps in for par. Tiger makes the most intense facial expressions when he messes up. The guy curses himself out every time he screws up. Anyways, a solid start.
2:22- Short Par 4. Tiger has his DRIVER out. What! I love it when Tiger’s aggressive. He’s going after this one.
2:24- 274 yards to carry the cross bunker. Tiger can’t hook this or the ball’s going to be in the creek. His ball ends up in the cross bunker. Tiger drove the ball 270? What? The Scrapper can drive the ball 270 (downhill), that’s weak.
2:29- Ball’s in the bunker. Tiger has an 8 iron out, he’s about 60 yards away. Ball hits the down slope and funnels down. Tiger’s yelling “STOP, STOP, STOP, STOP, STOP, STOP.” Oh man, that’s great. Ball stops about 20 yards from the hole.
2:33- Nice lag. He’ll tap that in for par. Starting out par-par is just fine at Oakmont.
2:36- We’re at the third hole. What a pretty hole with the church pews on the left and the bunkers on the right. Tiger takes out an iron, probably a good move, this is a difficult fairway to hit. Great shot, great bounce, he kept it low and it’s right down the middle of the fairway. I like it.
2:41- Tiger’s got 150 into the green. Really high shot...WOW, great shot. He’s in birdie position, only about 10 feet behind the hole. Tiger better cash in this birdie opportunity.
2:47- Tiger needs to make this birdie. The crowd will roar and all the other players are going to hear the roar and get nervous. I guarantee Tiger doesn’t win if he misses this. BAM. TIGER sinks it. What a great putt. He’s +4, and ready to make a run. I love how Tiger just lifts the putter and stares the ball down when he knows it’s in.
2:51- We’re at the 609 yard par 5 fourth hole. Driver out and he absolutely NAILS another fairway. NBC is showing his swing in slow motion. It’s perfect. Wow. He always releases the ball at the right time. I need to watch that swing more, maybe it’ll rub off on me. Check out this clip of Tiger’s swing using Swing Vision:
2:55- Tiger has an iron out, he’s about 275 yards away. And he’s easily on the green in 2! Tiger can’t be more than 30 feet away. WOW. EAGLE is a possibility here. Let’s go Tiger.
3:01- The eagle opportunity. If he makes this I absolutely guarantee he wins. This is between 18-20 feet. OW! The putt looked great and ends up an inch from the hole. Tiger taps in for birdie. They just showed Angel Cabrera, the leader, on the practice green looking scared after hearing the roar after one of Tiger’s putts. He better be scared.
3:09- Tiger hit a beautiful drive and now he just has a little pitching wedge left (140 yards) to the hole. Another beautiful shot. Another green, another birdie opportunity. Tiger’s just 10 feet away. Tiger is playing great today, he’s hitting his fairways and hitting greens in regulation. He could go really low. They just showed Paul Casey. His round of 66 yesterday was ridiculous.
3:14- This is a really fast putt. If Tiger goes for it, he could really run this one by. Tiger aims the ball way left, he totally over judged it. The ball didn’t turn enough. Another par.
3:18- Alright we’re at the par 3 sixth hole, a little less than 200 yards away. The wind just started up, Tiger’s flinging pieces of grass everywhere. What a perfectionist. Tiger eventually switched form his 7-iron to a 6-iron. Another good shot with great distance control. What a great decision.
3:25- To get within 2 shots of the lead, and Tiger…MISSES ANOTHER ONE. He’s misreading everything. But alas, he still has a tap in for par. I think the field is coming back to him. Tiger’s already in 6th place with his fast start and guys are bogeying holes everywhere. Bubba Watson is in 2nd place right now and he was Tiger’s playing partner for some practice rounds earlier in the week. The guy has a pink driver. No wonder Tiger likes him.
3:28- So pretty. His driver is really working, he split the fairway in two. You know what, maybe my prediction of a 68 was high. Tiger could shoot 65 or 66 today the way he’s looking.
Ok…The Scrapper’s tired of live blogging. I need to enjoy this round. If Tiger starts making some putts, this could be a legendary round. Tiger's hitting every green in regulation (7/7 so far). I’m going to make a turkey sandwich with a little bit of avocado on top (like the Tiger Wiii commercial) and I’ll check in again after Tiger’s round is over.
2:05- Tiger introduced at the tee (par 4). He’s wearing baby blue, looks kind of girly, but he looks focused. What is this! Tiger takes out his driver! No more weak sauce 2-irons off the tee, I hope. Tiger rips it, cuts the ball, into the fairway. That’s what I’m talking about. What a great start on the “toughest opening hole in golf”. I watched Tiger’s first two rounds and he was hitting irons off most of the tees and still missed a considerable number of fairways. If Tiger’s going to miss the fairway even with his 2-iron, he might as well whip out his driver and be a 100 yards closer to the hole. I’m going to predict a 68 from Tiger today.
2:06- Tiger’s playing partner, Nick Dougherty, looks frightened. Wayward tee shot, it’s in the deep, deep grass. He’s so intimidated of Tiger, it’s going to be a really long day for him.
2:10- Tiger’s at the top of the hill and just has 168 yards into the green. He better get it near the hole or the ball is going to funnel off the green, I just watched it happen to Furyk. What a crisp, sweet swing. Left of the flag and it ends up about 15 feet away. These mid-range putts are the kind of putts Tiger is going to have to make today if he wants to make a run. A big start is huge for him. A birdie at no.1 would be a huge statement for him since more than 2/3 of the field has already gone through the first hole and there haven’t been any birdies.
2:15- Tiger’s getting the read. I don’t think he’s going to make it, I’m not feeling it. And he runs it by and Tiger taps in for par. Tiger makes the most intense facial expressions when he messes up. The guy curses himself out every time he screws up. Anyways, a solid start.
2:22- Short Par 4. Tiger has his DRIVER out. What! I love it when Tiger’s aggressive. He’s going after this one.
2:24- 274 yards to carry the cross bunker. Tiger can’t hook this or the ball’s going to be in the creek. His ball ends up in the cross bunker. Tiger drove the ball 270? What? The Scrapper can drive the ball 270 (downhill), that’s weak.
2:29- Ball’s in the bunker. Tiger has an 8 iron out, he’s about 60 yards away. Ball hits the down slope and funnels down. Tiger’s yelling “STOP, STOP, STOP, STOP, STOP, STOP.” Oh man, that’s great. Ball stops about 20 yards from the hole.
2:33- Nice lag. He’ll tap that in for par. Starting out par-par is just fine at Oakmont.
2:36- We’re at the third hole. What a pretty hole with the church pews on the left and the bunkers on the right. Tiger takes out an iron, probably a good move, this is a difficult fairway to hit. Great shot, great bounce, he kept it low and it’s right down the middle of the fairway. I like it.
2:41- Tiger’s got 150 into the green. Really high shot...WOW, great shot. He’s in birdie position, only about 10 feet behind the hole. Tiger better cash in this birdie opportunity.
2:47- Tiger needs to make this birdie. The crowd will roar and all the other players are going to hear the roar and get nervous. I guarantee Tiger doesn’t win if he misses this. BAM. TIGER sinks it. What a great putt. He’s +4, and ready to make a run. I love how Tiger just lifts the putter and stares the ball down when he knows it’s in.
2:51- We’re at the 609 yard par 5 fourth hole. Driver out and he absolutely NAILS another fairway. NBC is showing his swing in slow motion. It’s perfect. Wow. He always releases the ball at the right time. I need to watch that swing more, maybe it’ll rub off on me. Check out this clip of Tiger’s swing using Swing Vision:
2:55- Tiger has an iron out, he’s about 275 yards away. And he’s easily on the green in 2! Tiger can’t be more than 30 feet away. WOW. EAGLE is a possibility here. Let’s go Tiger.
3:01- The eagle opportunity. If he makes this I absolutely guarantee he wins. This is between 18-20 feet. OW! The putt looked great and ends up an inch from the hole. Tiger taps in for birdie. They just showed Angel Cabrera, the leader, on the practice green looking scared after hearing the roar after one of Tiger’s putts. He better be scared.
3:09- Tiger hit a beautiful drive and now he just has a little pitching wedge left (140 yards) to the hole. Another beautiful shot. Another green, another birdie opportunity. Tiger’s just 10 feet away. Tiger is playing great today, he’s hitting his fairways and hitting greens in regulation. He could go really low. They just showed Paul Casey. His round of 66 yesterday was ridiculous.
3:14- This is a really fast putt. If Tiger goes for it, he could really run this one by. Tiger aims the ball way left, he totally over judged it. The ball didn’t turn enough. Another par.
3:18- Alright we’re at the par 3 sixth hole, a little less than 200 yards away. The wind just started up, Tiger’s flinging pieces of grass everywhere. What a perfectionist. Tiger eventually switched form his 7-iron to a 6-iron. Another good shot with great distance control. What a great decision.
3:25- To get within 2 shots of the lead, and Tiger…MISSES ANOTHER ONE. He’s misreading everything. But alas, he still has a tap in for par. I think the field is coming back to him. Tiger’s already in 6th place with his fast start and guys are bogeying holes everywhere. Bubba Watson is in 2nd place right now and he was Tiger’s playing partner for some practice rounds earlier in the week. The guy has a pink driver. No wonder Tiger likes him.
3:28- So pretty. His driver is really working, he split the fairway in two. You know what, maybe my prediction of a 68 was high. Tiger could shoot 65 or 66 today the way he’s looking.
Ok…The Scrapper’s tired of live blogging. I need to enjoy this round. If Tiger starts making some putts, this could be a legendary round. Tiger's hitting every green in regulation (7/7 so far). I’m going to make a turkey sandwich with a little bit of avocado on top (like the Tiger Wiii commercial) and I’ll check in again after Tiger’s round is over.
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Well, I have to say that my turkey sandwich with a little bit of avocado on top was special, but it was missing a little something. Some bacon would have made it perfect. Likewise, Tiger probably feels the same way right now with his round. He played exceptional but there was just something missing that kept the round from being perfect; his putting game.
Tiger played a very solid, extremely high-percentage round of golf, hitting 17/18 greens in regulation. Overall, I don’t know if I have ever seen Tiger’s ball-striking be more crisp. His putting, however, was a somewhat different story. Although he made a pair of high-pressure par putts, he did misjudge the line on a lot of putts in the 10-20 foot range, putts we are accustomed to him normally making. Remember Pebble Beach? Tiger was draining long birdies from everywhere. To his credit, these greens look much more difficult and contoured then anything these guys have seen in quite a while.
I think Tiger has positioned himself reasonably well for tomorrow. Besides Paul Casey having another Friday-like day (66), the one guy I’m especially worried about is Aaron Baddeley. Baddeley has been putting lights-out. I watched him make many big-time mid-range putts today. On a tough course like Oakmont, good putting really goes a long way.
Prediction: Tiger wins with a final score of 2 over par, 282
Tiger played a very solid, extremely high-percentage round of golf, hitting 17/18 greens in regulation. Overall, I don’t know if I have ever seen Tiger’s ball-striking be more crisp. His putting, however, was a somewhat different story. Although he made a pair of high-pressure par putts, he did misjudge the line on a lot of putts in the 10-20 foot range, putts we are accustomed to him normally making. Remember Pebble Beach? Tiger was draining long birdies from everywhere. To his credit, these greens look much more difficult and contoured then anything these guys have seen in quite a while.
I think Tiger has positioned himself reasonably well for tomorrow. Besides Paul Casey having another Friday-like day (66), the one guy I’m especially worried about is Aaron Baddeley. Baddeley has been putting lights-out. I watched him make many big-time mid-range putts today. On a tough course like Oakmont, good putting really goes a long way.
Prediction: Tiger wins with a final score of 2 over par, 282
10 comments:
Tiger is ONNNNNNNN
Tiger's hit 8 out of 8 greens in regulation and he is MISSING ALL HIS PUTTS. He overjudged two in a row. He should be five under on his round right now (shoulda made the eagle putt and the two other ones).
Tiger's wasting some great drives by missing all these putts.
How many putts are you going to leave out there Tiger?
The Scrapper should forget about this golf business and get himself into the gym to work on his jump shot
Tiger's hit every green in regulation and is the co-leader. And he's left about 5 putts out there. It's over.
I can't believe Tiger just bogeyed the 18th. He hits 17/18 greens and is only one under on the round. How does that happen?
Tiger left so many shots on the course today. This sucks
sven has a great point, hit the courts dude
TIGER BLEEWWWWWW ITTTTTTTTT
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