The News Review:
- Golf promises elevated play now that Tiger’s not away
- A Revealing Shot Seen Round the World
- Australians Day Jones lead Puerto Rico pen
Golf promises elevated play now that Tiger’s not away
Salt Lake Tribune
The other PGA Tour players’ fun may last for a while judging by his play Thursday. With the most scrutinized golf swing this side of Charles Barkley’s coming into full view Woods opened the CA Championship in Miami his first stroke-play event in nine months with a 1-under-par 71 that left him six strokes off the lead. The remaining three days will offer more clues about the state of his game – and everybody else’s — with the Masters a month away. The CA Championship in Miami is Woods’ first stroke-play event in nine months and will offer more clues about the state of his game — and everybody else’s — with the Masters a month away. Woods competed in last month’s Accenture Match Play Championship losing to Tim Clark in the second round while showing mostly good signs in his return from a knee injury. His body and his game hardly seemed in need of further repair unlike Barkley’s swing which is being overhauled as part of a Golf Channel experiment involving Hank Haney Woods’ teacher.
A Revealing Shot Seen Round the World
New York Times
— n the first tee Friday at the World Golf Championships-CA Championship Henrik Stenson was greeted by wolf whistles. He smiled bashfully tipped his cap and reading the gallery’s mind announced “I’m wearing blue today. ” Skip to next paragraph.
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Australians Day Jones lead Puerto Rico pen
The Associated Press
Playing in swirling wind and occasional rain at Trump International Golf Club Jones tied the course record set last year by Bo Van Pelt in the inaugural event. “Actually I find the course easier to play in the wind than with no wind because it changes the club you hit off the tee” Jones said. “So the holes you’re into the wind you’re still going to be hitting drivers off them anyway so I like the wind. “The 21-year-old Day a rookie on the PGA Tour last year who failed to live up to his hype and wound up losing his card had a 68 to match Jones at 10-under 134. Day eagled the 600-yard par-5 15th that plays into the coastal wind.