2018 Tiger Debut - San Diego Open (Farmer's Insurance)

[iacas]

54 minutes ago, jamo said:

Better result than my drive on that hole.

That's only cuz you didn't have a gallery to deflect or stop your ball. Duh. You get a free drop back near the fairway.

30 minutes ago, No Mulligans said:

Is Tiger, at this moment, above the cut line?

T84 (T113 below him, T63 above him). But he played the South, which is a shot or two tougher, so… sure.

[onthehunt526]

Tiger probably needs to shoot under par on the North Course tomorrow to make the cut. I think 143 (-1) is going to be the cut line, so he has to shoot no worse than 71 to make the cut. 

Considering he didn't make a single putt outside of four feet, I think he makes the weekend... He just needs a few putts to drop tomorrow.

[phillyk]

22 minutes ago, onthehunt526 said:

Tiger probably needs to shoot under par on the North Course tomorrow to make the cut. I think 143 (-1) is going to be the cut line, so he has to shoot no worse than 71 to make the cut. 

Considering he didn't make a single putt outside of four feet, I think he makes the weekend... He just needs a few putts to drop tomorrow.

Uh he just needs to actually hit the green when he hits a 320yd drive in the fairway. Yeah he missed a couple putts. But he didn’t give himself a lot of birdie opportunities to begin with. 

[onthehunt526]

2 minutes ago, phillyk said:

Uh he just needs to actually hit the green when he hits a 320yd drive in the fairway. Yeah he missed a couple putts. But he didn’t give himself a lot of birdie opportunities to begin with. 

That too. His proximity to the hole wasn't very good. His three birdies were a combined 2 feet in length. 

He's rusty. His iron play wasn't the worst I've seen it. But 5 bunkers in the first round is alarming. He needs to clean-up his iron play if he wants to score well.

[lastings]

Guys, first actual tour round in I have no idea how long.  Gotta give home a break.  Even the great Tiger Woods needs to re-acclimate himself to the intensity.  Seems ready to hit a few shots tomorrow and see 4 or 5 under.

 

With that guy you always gotta remember +4 on the front 9 of the ‘97 masters.  Just as a reminder of what he’s capable of.

[chspeed]

He looked very good, but very rusty. Even if he misses the cut, I don’t think it matters much. He will gain confidence. This is the longest course they play all year, and the rough is serious. He passed those tests easily.

[David in FL]

Sam Ryder is in his first year on the big tour.  He plays out of my club here in Orlando.  Good guy.  -1 today.  Let's show him some love!

[onthehunt526]

1 hour ago, lastings said:

Guys, first actual tour round in I have no idea how long.  Gotta give home a break.  Even the great Tiger Woods needs to re-acclimate himself to the intensity.  Seems ready to hit a few shots tomorrow and see 4 or 5 under.

 

With that guy you always gotta remember +4 on the front 9 of the ‘97 masters.  Just as a reminder of what he’s capable of.

Yes, that and the South Course is the tougher of the two courses. Hell, in three years it's going to host the U.S. Open again... It isn't as tough as the USGA will play it. But 72 at the South, in your first competitive round in a full field event since WD in Dubai last year is pretty damn good.

The North Course was renovated a couple years back, so it is tougher than it was, however, Tiger historically (even in his wins at Torrey Pines) struggles a bit on whichever of his first two rounds he plays at the South Course. He has a better scoring average on the North, even with the 72, he shot there last year on Friday.

With this tournament being on two different courses over the first two days. It's one of those, wait till everyone plays both courses, and see where you are at. 

It's a lot like Pebble Beach and Bob Hope in that way. You don't really know where you stand until everyone plays all the courses in the first two or three rounds.

[Aguirre]

1 hour ago, David in FL said:

  Let's show him some love!

Nah. I hate Orlando.

[nevets88]

When did The Big Cat start getting used so often?

 

[No Mulligans]

9 hours ago, onthehunt526 said:

Yes, that and the South Course is the tougher of the two courses. Hell, in three years it's going to host the U.S. Open again... It isn't as tough as the USGA will play it. But 72 at the South, in your first competitive round in a full field event since WD in Dubai last year is pretty damn good.

The North Course was renovated a couple years back, so it is tougher than it was, however, Tiger historically (even in his wins at Torrey Pines) struggles a bit on whichever of his first two rounds he plays at the South Course. He has a better scoring average on the North, even with the 72, he shot there last year on Friday.

With this tournament being on two different courses over the first two days. It's one of those, wait till everyone plays both courses, and see where you are at. 

It's a lot like Pebble Beach and Bob Hope in that way. You don't really know where you stand until everyone plays all the courses in the first two or three rounds.

Have you played the North lately?  There's a big first bounce on those new hard greens, they are not as receptive as the South.

From the San Diego Union Tribune reporting on yesterdays rounds:

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The courses played virtually the same, with the scoring average on the South Course at 71.615 and on the North Course at 71.308.

 

Edited January 26, 2018 by No Mulligans

[Patch]

I voted the "roughly" one.

I watched Woody's first round shots on You Tube. Last night. Thought his swing looked positive. I especially liked his driver swing. Only poor thing I saw was his anger with his club after a poor shot. Don't think that's a healthy move for a repaired back. 

Another thing was the healthy golfers tied with him at even par. What they might be thinking about being tied with a surgically repaird golfer in come back mode. 

[iacas]

31 minutes ago, Patch said:

Only poor thing I saw was his anger with his club after a poor shot. Don't think that's a healthy move for a repaired back.

Huh?

If the guy can play Tour-level golf (and six rounds a week, plus practicing), I don't think an angry swipe here and there is going to matter at all.

31 minutes ago, Patch said:

Another thing was the healthy golfers tied with him at even par. What they might be thinking about being tied with a surgically repaird golfer in come back mode. 

He's not "a surgically repaired golfer in come back mode." This isn't even Retief Goosen in come back mode. It's the greatest of all time shaking off some of the rust.

[jamo]

1 hour ago, nevets88 said:

When did The Big Cat start getting used so often?

 

I think the No Laying Up people use it a lot.

[nevets88]

Awwww come on, stop it with the lefts, man.

 

 

[chspeed]

Hooks it into oblivion - has to take a drop. Come on Tiger, put away the driver, hit 3 wood. This is a golf tournament not a long-drive contest.

44 minutes ago, nevets88 said:

Awwww come on, stop it with the lefts, man.

 

 

@iacas does that recoil mean anything specific? Is it just him trying to save a swing that he knows isn't right?

[nevets88]

Not looking good. 

 

[nevets88]

Nice time lapse here, kind of how I watch regular season events via DVR.