NASSAU, BAHAMAS – The second day of Tiger Woods’ recent comeback wasn’t perfect, but it was a step in the right direction for a player who didn’t know when he would compete again until just two months ago. Ta.
Woods shot an opening 75 for a 2-under 70, but he “stalled” after making more mistakes on the back nine. After starting the round with back-to-back birdies, he added two more on the sixth and seventh holes to reach 4 under. However, he stumbled after falling behind with bogeys on Nos. 13, 15 and 16 for the second consecutive day.
“It was definitely better than yesterday,” Woods said. “I was even more committed than I was yesterday. I made a few mistakes, but overall the round was definitely better. I missed a few putts towards the end when I thought I could continue the round. , unfortunately we stalled a bit.”
Woods made four birdies in his first nine on Friday, turning at 32 and heading home at 38.
Woods is currently 15th in the 20-man field. After 36 holes, he is 1 over, trailing joint leaders Jordan Spieth (67 strokes) and Scottie Scheffler (66 strokes) by 10 strokes.
On Friday, Scheffler had eight birdies and two bogeys, while Spieth had five birdies and no bogeys. He leads British Open champion Brian Harman (69) by one stroke.
The good news for Woods, whose last competitive appearance was in April when he withdrew from the Masters after three rounds and then had surgery on his right ankle, is that he’ll be able to play a really big game like Thursday’s game against Albany. I was able to avoid mistakes.But he had a surreal moment on the par-5 15th hole.th When he hit a 65-foot putt off the green and into a bunker.
“I haven’t played in six months. Things aren’t as sharp as they normally are,” Woods admitted. “There are some good parts there and we need to make sure that the good parts are more consistent than they have been in the past.”
Beyond the scorecard, Woods seems happy with the progress his ankle is making heading into next season.
“This week is a great beta test to understand what you can do,” he said. “Just an overall analysis of what my plans are going forward, what I’m going to do in the gym, what I have to do.” There are certain things and things that we need to work on in the gym to prepare for next year and next season. ”