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SportsPulse: Golf insider Steve DiMeglio explains why Tiger Woods was an easy call for the Ryder Cup and how the United States has the deepest list in decades, a team that can win for the first time since 1993.
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Sept. 7, 2018; Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, United States; Tiger Woods hits his tee shot at the 12th hole in the second round of the BMW Championship golf tournament at Aronimink GC. Mandatory Credit: Eric Sucar-USA TODAY Sports(Photo: Eric Sucar, Eric Sucar-USA Sports TODAY & # 39; HUI)
NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. – Tiger Woods had a very simple explanation for the difference between his 62 Thursday in the first round of the BMW Championship and his 70 Friday.
"I did not putts," said Woods after his round at the Aronimink Golf Club. "I hit a lot of beautiful putts that were over the edge and obviously hit some bad at the last hole. But it seemed like all the putts were coming in, but they did not come in today. I hit it as well and I put it as well. Nothing has come in. It's like that.
"This trick was easily 6, 7 under par. I turned it into a pair, which is not what I needed to do today.
Pretty simple, no? Well, he looked the same – except for the fishing suit and the black pants – and he rocked the club the same way and had an aura that matched that of Thursday. But his 8-shot swing was not just the result of putts that did not qualify because Woods lost a header after 18 holes in a draw in 12th place, after his score of 62-70 at 8 under.
He will start the third round five strokes behind Xander Schauffele (13 under) and with a group of the best players in the game between him and the top of the standings, including Justin Rose (11 under), Rickie Fowler (10 under), Hideki Matsuyama ( 10 under), Rory McIlroy (9 under), defending FedExCup champion Justin Thomas (9 under) and Jason Day (9 under).
SHOT BY SHOT: Relive Tiger in the second round
For starters, there was little electricity. Thursday, Woods quickly took off with three birdies in his first four holes. On Friday, he remained inactive and did his first birdie only at the ninth hole.
Woods' inability to hit the ball as close to the hole in the second round as in the first lap also played a role. Thursday, under sunny skies and high temperatures, Woods was spectacular, placing third in 69th position with his approach shots. Friday, under overcast skies and in the middle of cooler temperatures, Woods is ranked north of 50. Yes, Woods burned a lot of edges with his birdie putts, but he made a lot of putts from 20 to 40 feet.
"As soft as the golf course was, they had a lot of back pins and I could not get back there, could not jump the ball over there," Woods said. "You do not want to go too far, you do not want to go through the hole and skip your back.
"It was a difficult task to try to steal one to get it back without, you know, hitting it from behind."
This was evident on his first hole, when his short iron fell back 40 feet.
But there was no explanation to his fifth bogey when, from 130 yards and with a sand corner in his hand, he missed the green and made bogey.
Woods birdied 2 feet out of 11 and a birdie 2-shot on the 16th, but he finished his run with a bogey on the 17th after finding a bunker with his tee shot and another bogey on 18 with a three . – 40 feet off.
"I have to birdies," Woods said about his plan for the weekend. "I have to birdies and try to keep up and this golf course is soft and accessible and tomorrow will be the same."
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