Woods Seizes Share Of Early Lead At Tour Championship
Muhammad Rameez Published September 21, 2018 | 10:15 AM
Atlanta, Sept 21 (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 21st Sep, 2018 ) :Tiger Woods delivered easily the loudest roar in ending his round with an eagle three to share the lead on day one of the season-ending Tour Championship in Atlanta.
Woods found the green with his second shot into the par-five 18th and then brilliantly holed a just over 25 foot putt in a round of a five-under par 65 to tie fellow American Rickie Fowler in Thursday's heatwave conditions on the East Lake course.
It is the second straight event in succession Woods has shared the first-round lead after he and Rory McIlroy were tied at the top with 62s on day one of the BMW Championship in Philadelphia.
"To finish with an eagle was nice as I hammered that drive up the left side, and it was nice to see it not in the rough before hitting five wood to the green," said Woods.
"Overall, I felt in control today. I had a lot of control over my shots.
"The only hard part was getting my speed on the greens early. I missed every putt, blew it through the hole. I had five, six feet coming back, and once I figured out the pace of these things, it was all good." Woods had begun his round with a bogey but soon regrouped with birdies at the fifth and sixth holes on a course where he claimed the FedEx Cup championship trophy in 2007 and 2009.
He then birdied the 12th and downhill 14th holes ahead of the eagle on 18 in a round that included just 28 putts.
"I played really well today and though it wasn't exactly the start I was looking for in taking the bogey at one, I made two good putts there at five and six and got to under par, and then from there I hit it pretty good and made a few putts," said Woods.
"But more than anything, I missed it all on the correct sides. Even the fairways I missed, all were on the correct sides.
"The shots I missed were on the greens, all had beautiful angles. All in all, I had a lot of control today." Fowler capped his round with back-to-back birdies at five and six and while he dropped a shot on seven. The world number nine birdied eight and then played the 11th to 18th holes in three under.
"It was a good day. I didn't get off to necessarily a great start on my swing but I managed to kick my way around," said Fowler.
"I think I missed one fairway, which the ball was in the first cut, and I think I hit every green from there on in. Made it very stress free."World No. 1 Justin Rose birdied his closing two holes in a round of 66 to share third place.
FedEx Cup leading Bryson DeChambeau had an East Lake debut he would rather forget in posting two double-bogeys over his opening nine on route to a round of 71.
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