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JK

Tiger ends the day 1 under. How good!

Hooroo

@majorrage said in Golf:

Just been talking about this on the radio this morning ... still one of, if not the best, sporting moments I've ever watched live (on tv)

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That got me fist pumping!!! Just awesome

Hooroo

@jk said in Golf:

Tiger ends the day 1 under. How good!

How good was 18???

Man golf has a lot to thank Tiger for!

KiwiMurph

It looks like after Round 1 the score to make the cut is sitting at +2 (or better)

barbarian

What a belter of an opening round. Set up for an awesome weekend. Big guns at the top (Smith, Scheffler, DJ), Rory not tanking his opening round like he has for the last five years (yet as I write this sentence he misses a 3ft par putt on 14), and of course Tiger muthafukkin Woods doing his thing. How. Good.

Hooroo

I'm such a giggly fan of what Tiger has done today, I can't stop reading about it.

Love this from him: β€œI felt good,” Woods said. β€œOnce the adrenaline kicks in and I get into my own little world, I knew I should be able to handle business.”

14 months out, and being in contention of one of the greatest majors of the year is "handling business"

That's some mental toughness.

Sqqquuuueeeeee πŸ™‚

taniwharugby

Tiger battling today +3 on the board playing 13, as are many right now, with -4 leading.

voodoo

Jeez he still swings hard doesn't he?

taniwharugby

@voodoo I expect its all he knows how to do, go hard or go home πŸ˜‰

Movement on the scoreboard in the back 9

sparky

@majorrage said in Golf:

The tiger effect is insane .... for what it's worth, I don't think he'll make the cut.

Time is right for Cameron Smith / Scottie Scheffler for me.

Tiger made the cut. Scottie Scheffler leads by 5 after 72 holes and must be the big favourite now.

taniwharugby

Schwartzel, playing with leader Scheffler has just holed out for 2 on 10 to move to -6, which is typically a tough hole, but he is still 5 back, although Scheffler has a tough up and down ahead of him on 10.

Smith sits on -5 through 12, Lowry-4 through 10 as the only other one right now in touch.

taniwharugby

for a short time Cam SMith had closed the gap to 3, -7 v -10, but a Smith bogey on 16 and Scheffler birdie on 13 restored the 5 shot gap.

Poor old Kevin Na, 5 putt 6 on 16.

MajorStokes

Back to 3 with Smith done.

Awesome final day coming up. Mr momentum vs Mr consistent

taniwharugby

Back to 4 with a lucky bounce for Scheffler (-10) setting him up a nice bird on 17, while Schwartzel continues to fall away now back at -2

Scheffler has gone bush off the 18th...cameras didnt pick up the end position

taniwharugby

hugely technical 2 club drop for Scheffler after his ball was dead, still not a great spot.

taniwharugby

@tim it was, came out hot, a bit of spin it would have been sensational

taniwharugby

Last pair tomorrow will be Scheffler (-9) Smith (-6) then IM (-4) Lowry & Schwartzel (-2) Tomas and Conners only others under par at -1

antipodean

That second (third) shot by Scheffler was a nice recovery. Good round by Cameron Smith.

JK

Final round baby!

Cam Smith has come out firing too birdie birdie and now at -8, just one off Scheffler at -9