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AUGUSTA, Ga. — Tiger Woods has now started 358 tournaments on the PGA Tour and until this one — his most improbable one, the 2022 Masters — his definition of winning was simple: sit atop the leaderboard at the end of competition. Woods’ ferocious competitive instincts and obsession to win, perhaps bordering on unhealthy, has driven him across his career. There were no second places, no top-five finishes. There is victory. There is failure. Then came Thursday here at Augusta National… Source link

LA JOLLA, Calif — As Bryson DeChambeau stood in a waist-deep sand trap on the par-5 18th at Torrey Pines, contemplating whether to go for the green in two, the Brooksy Bros came out in full force. “Go get ‘em Brooksy!” one yelled. “Brooks would go for it!” screamed another. DeChambeau never took the bait. With a pond covering the front of the green, and only two players above him on the leaderboard at the 121st U.S. Open, DeChambeau pulled out a short iron and did something he’s… Source link

The Telegraph USPGA Championship 2021 tee times for the first round, including Rory McIlroy, Lee Westwood and Bryson DeChambeau The second major of the year gets underway at Kiawah Island Resort’s Ocean Course on Thursday, featuring a total of 156 professional players, including 99 of the world’s top 100. The longest course in championship history has dominated the build-up, with the Pete Dye-designed layout on South Carolina’s Atlantic coast capable of playing to a maximum of 7,876 yards…. Source link

AUGUSTA, Ga. — Tiger Woods watched his approach shot on the ninth hole at Augusta National, his 18th hole of the day, loft gently into the late afternoon, bounce, and settle nine feet from the cup. It should have brought forth a torrent of cheers. Woods was, at the time, two strokes off the lead at the Masters and in position to putt for birdie. The waves of patrons that normally ring the ninth hole — or any hole where Woods plays, really — would have cracked the foundations of the… Source link