Tigers back.

[Dan2501]

Excellent final round from Tiger but unbelievable stuff from Rickie. That front-nine was just remarkable. Fowler when he's on it looks unbeatable. Long off the tee, hits arrows straight at pins, has an incredible wedge game and putts arguably as well as anyone on tour right now. He's going to have a big 2018 - expecting at least 1 major.

Promising from Tiger, seems like he's genuinely pain free now which must be huge for him. The way he was unleashing his driver was really positive, it has become a weapon again rather than a worry. 180mph ball speeds hitting absolute rockets. Great to see.

 

[Deleted member 21258]

Great round by fowler.

On the interviews, it almost appears Tiger is much happier or open about things when compared to his peak. It sounded like he was over the moon to be back out there in the thick of it. Hope his body holds up, he was just unbelievable at his peak.

 

[bobmac]

The stupidest thing Tiger can do is to try and get back to where he was 10-15 years ago.

 

[Curls]

The stupidest thing Tiger can do is to try and get back to where he was 10-15 years ago.

Couldn't agree more.

If he gets married he's finished.

 

[User 105]

Well I stand corrected. I had written Tiger off, I just could not see how someone could come back from the broken body he had 9 months ago to what I saw over the weekend.

If he did come back i was expecting to see someone who would have to swing well within him self to avoid injury, but no, he absolutely mashed that poor bridgestone ball.

Going to be a fascinating year.:thup:

 

[bobmac]

If he did come back i was expecting to see someone who would have to swing well within him self to avoid injury,

Which is what he should be doing.

but no, he absolutely mashed that poor bridgestone ball.

Which is how he got injured in the first place

 

[User 105]

Which is what he should be doing.



Which is how he got injured in the first place

Agreed. I guess only time will tell how 'fixed' he is. He's made it through 4 rounds swinging like that with no apparent pain or reaction, which is way more than he managed last time. He was wincing just picking his ball out the hole.

As I say only time will tell if his body can cope with generating that amount of power over a longer period of time. Plus, lets face it, he ain't no spring chicken any more !

 

[Steve Bamford]

Tiger played really well and no injury. Will be interesting to see whether he appears in Abu/Dubai and then plays Torrey Pines in January, or simply plays Torrey as a seasonal-debut.

 

[Deleted member 23270]

Still thrashing flat out at it, give it a few months and his back or knee will go again.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Still thrashing flat out at it, give it a few months and his back or knee will go again.

You have to think so with the history of injuries he has. You'd think he'd be happy to get it out a reasonable distance (and hit more fairways) with a controlled swing, not flat out. No matter what Woods did, he and everybody had no chance with that Fowler round. I wonder if this is a marker from him and he's going to really kick on and fulfil all his promise

 

[pendodave]

Tiger played really well and no injury. Will be interesting to see whether he appears in Abu/Dubai and then plays Torrey Pines in January, or simply plays Torrey as a seasonal-debut.

Torrey is notoriously cold, long and has horrible rough. If I were him, I would go nowhere near it. Just play warm weather easy stuff until the important weeks come up starting in early April.

 

[Papas1982]

Torrey is notoriously cold, long and has horrible rough. If I were him, I would go nowhere near it. Just play warm weather easy stuff until the important weeks come up starting in early April.

Playing easy golf all winter won’t get the sharpness back. He needs to find the faults in his game (under pressure) so he can try and sort them.

I dont see someone who’s arguably the greatest competitor in golf taking the easy route.

 

[Capella]

40 pages in and I am still trying to decide if the title of this thread is supposed to be "Tiger is back" or "Tiger's back" as opposed to his knee, feet or thighs.

 

[BubbaP]

40 pages in and I am still trying to decide if the title of this thread is supposed to be "Tiger is back" or "Tiger's back" as opposed to his knee, feet or thighs.

I assumed the ambiguity was deliberate

 

[MegaSteve]

The world seems to be a better place when Tiger is playing well...
Really hoping he can feature in the majors next year...
Winning would be a bonus...

 

[malek988]

Some difference there at the Hero.. I enjoyed watching it! So good to see him back.

 

[USER1999]

Apparently he is back in the gym doing heavy weights again. I cant see this being good either.

 

[Steve Bamford]

Playing easy golf all winter won’t get the sharpness back. He needs to find the faults in his game (under pressure) so he can try and sort them.

I dont see someone who’s arguably the greatest competitor in golf taking the easy route.

Yes I think he will play in the Gulf as his season opener., where he is sure to be offered a rather large cheque to attend. He will play Torrey on the basis of his history there.

 

[Yant]

Torrey is notoriously cold, long and has horrible rough. If I were him, I would go nowhere near it. Just play warm weather easy stuff until the important weeks come up starting in early April.

The way he picks his schedule will be a big indicator of how much he has actually taken on board from the last attempts to return. If he has learnt anything then he should be planning the events he plays in very carefully indeed. Torrey Pines will be a mistake.

 

[Val]

He’d be better picking 1 event a month for a season, maybe 2 during major months and see what develops