Tiger Woods had a brilliant start to his Friday but struggled on the way back.
Woods’ second day of the 2023 Hero World Challenge in Albany, Bahamas, got off to an amazing start. He birdied his first two golf holes and was 4 under through 7 and the turn. He struggled throughout the day, similar to his opening round on Thursday. Woods shot a 2-under-70 on Friday at the TGR Foundation’s unofficial tournament, five shots better than Thursday.
Woods stated, “It’s definitely better than yesterday.” “I was more committed today than yesterday.” The round was definitely better. I made some mistakes, but overall it was much better. The middle of the round and the start were better. I missed two putts that I thought would keep the round moving towards the end and unfortunately, it kind of stalled a bit. “Certainly better than yesterday.”
Woods made bogey on the par-4 thirteenth after hitting a three-putt from a distance of 13 feet. Woods made bogey on the par-5 15th after his birdie attempt rolled into a bunker.
Tiger Tracker: Woods second round shot-by-shot analysis
On the par-4 16, his approach shot was short and he couldn’t get up and go down. This marked his third bogey out of four holes.
He saved the day with a long putt for a birdie on the par-3 hole at the 17th, giving him some momentum going into the weekend.
Around and down. The long birdie putt is rolled by @TigerWoods. pic.twitter.com/q2jPsExwSg
The PGA TOUR December 1, 2020
Woods was ranked number one in Strokes Gained Off the Tee after his second round, but he ranked dead last amongst the 20 players on the field in terms of putting. Woods is currently 1 over par for the tournament after 36 holes, his first return to play in nearly eight months.
