Who hasn’t? It’s kind of a dream come true just to have the opportunity. I’ve always wanted to battle it out in a major with Tiger. “And the way he’s striking those 2- or 3-irons, he’s certainly going to be in it, which is really exciting for us. “I was doing an early session, and he was about to go to the tee. “He seemed confident walking off the putting green today, the little that we talked,” he said. Spieth said he’s not surprised by how well Woods played. It’s going to be a meaty start, not to mention the last few holes to finish.”Īs ESPN statisticians noted, Spieth is the British Open’s first defending champion since Woods in 2006 to hold at least a share of the lead after 54 holes. The way that it moved throughout the day and the timing that we were playing those holes was ideal. “There were a few holes that obviously didn’t. “We played almost every hole with a little bit of a helping wind today,” Spieth said. The forecast today calls for those breezes to turn to gusts of up to 25 mph, the kind that explain this course’s “Car-nasty” nickname. And Saturday was idyllic, with fluffy clouds and gentle winds. Rain softened the course Friday, with the sun breaking through in the afternoon. The fairways were bone dry Thursday and hard as concrete, with huge roll-outs. Obviously, the fifth major, possibly, but not like this in one of these big four events.”Ĭarnoustie has played three different ways on the three days of the tournament. “I played pretty similar to this at the Players Championship. “It’s been a few years since I felt like this,” said Woods, who hasn’t won a PGA Tour event since 2013, when he won five of them. A trio of Americans - defending champion Jordan Spieth, Kevin Kisner and Xander Schauffele - leads the tournament at 9-under. Woods is in a knot of players at 5-under par. The 14-time Grand Slam winner, a 25-to-1 shot at the start of this tournament, is squarely in the hunt to claim another major championship, something he hasn’t done since the 2008 U.S. It was his best score in a weekend round of a major since the 2010 U.S. With wall-to-wall spectators pressed against the ropes to cheer him on or just get a glimpse of him, Woods put on a show at Carnoustie, making six birdies - punctuated by his signature fist pump - and finishing with a sizzling 66. Tiger Woods, with all the action of a well-struck wedge, spun the golf world back years Saturday, playing his way up the leaderboard of the British Open. CARNOUSTIE, Scotland - Talk about backspin.
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