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It wasn't exactly the shot heard around the world, but Tiger Woods struck a blow on the par-5 eighth hole at the Australian Open Friday stands to have long-lasting ramifications.
A 3-wood, a hanging lie, a stiff headwind and a pumping gallery were the bit players. Woods's new swing was the star of the show as he took the 36-hole lead. And for the first time since his split with former coach Hank Haney, his swing withstood the fiercest test.
Afterwards, Woods was bullish without being cocky as he tacked a five-under-par 67 to his opening 68 to sit at nine under and lead by one, just four days shy of the second anniversary of his last victory, at the 2009 JBWere Masters in Melbourne.
When asked about his second shot on the 550-yard par-5 eighth hole, which was playing markedly longer than a day earlier when Adam Scott had an albatross hitting downwind, Woods's face lit up.
"It felt goooood," he said with a smile rarely seen in two tumultuous years of personal crises, injuries and swing rebuilds.
"I had 247 [yards to the] front, wind howling in my face. It was ever so slightly off the left and a slightly hanging lie,” Woods said."I had to start it [at] the
A 3-wood, a hanging lie, a stiff headwind and a pumping gallery were the bit players. Woods's new swing was the star of the show as he took the 36-hole lead. And for the first time since his split with former coach Hank Haney, his swing withstood the fiercest test.
Afterwards, Woods was bullish without being cocky as he tacked a five-under-par 67 to his opening 68 to sit at nine under and lead by one, just four days shy of the second anniversary of his last victory, at the 2009 JBWere Masters in Melbourne.
When asked about his second shot on the 550-yard par-5 eighth hole, which was playing markedly longer than a day earlier when Adam Scott had an albatross hitting downwind, Woods's face lit up.
"It felt goooood," he said with a smile rarely seen in two tumultuous years of personal crises, injuries and swing rebuilds.
"I had 247 [yards to the] front, wind howling in my face. It was ever so slightly off the left and a slightly hanging lie,” Woods said."I had to start it [at] the
bunker and just hammer it -- and I did. It slid about three yards. It was the best shot I’ve hit so far [with my new swing in competition]."
Playing partner Jason Day, who dumped a similar length shot into that bunker, later confessed to "just standing there going, 'Wow'" as Woods’s ball rolled to within 20 feet.
http://www.golf.com/tour-and-news/t...n-route-67-and-australian-open-lead?hpt=hp_t2
Playing partner Jason Day, who dumped a similar length shot into that bunker, later confessed to "just standing there going, 'Wow'" as Woods’s ball rolled to within 20 feet.
http://www.golf.com/tour-and-news/t...n-route-67-and-australian-open-lead?hpt=hp_t2
