Filed under: PGA, Ryder Cup, Golf Odds and Ends, FedEx CupInch by inch, Tiger Woods appears to be in the process of climbing back into form. But there remains considerable distance to cover.
Despite putting together three consecutive rounds in the 60s for the first time this season to finish T11 Monday in the Deutsche Bank Championship, Woods has played six straight tournaments on the PGA Tour without finishing in the top 10 -- a first in his career.
He recorded five straight finishes outside the top 10 in 2001, then won the WGC-NEC Invitational. Woods' last top 10 was at this year's U.S. Open, where he tied for fourth.
The recent work with swing coach Sean Foley appears to be showing results. It's amazing Woods is willing to attempt to rebuild his swing in midseason, but the results have been noticeable improvement in accuracy and distance.
Twice before in his professional career, Woods has gone through swing changes. The first was in 1997-98 under the tutelage of Butch Harmon. The second came in 2003-04 with Hank Haney. Interestingly, both times Woods undertook the task after coming off solid seasons.
This time the work almost seemed to be made in desperation.
Woods, who on Tuesday was added to the U.S. Ryder Cup team by Corey Pavin as a captain's pick, says an indication that things are starting to work is that he now feel capable of making adjustments on the course and during a round.
"That's the biggest thing is I wasn't able to do that at the PGA because I was still learning the new technique basically," he said. "This week was a good week. I was able to rectify it during the round, a couple loose shots here and there but was able to fix it right away and hit some good ones." Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
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