Is Tiger Woods set for PGA FedEx Cup opener at Barclays?”
Tiger Woods’ final-round putting problems probably cost him the PGA Championship two weeks ago at Hazeltine. He was still trying to find his usual deft touch on the eve of The Barclays. In his pro-am round Wednesday at Liberty National, his first look at the $250 million course a couple of par 5s from the Statue of Liberty, he struggled on the undulating greens, then spent about 45 minutes on the practice green. “They are tough. They are going to be severe this week,” Woods said. “If the wind blows like this, it’s going to be tough — tough to get the ball close. Some of the more severe greens actually are the longest holes.” Winless in the four majors for the first time since 2004, Woods is playing the FedEx Cup opener for the first time — and making his first start in the event since 2003 at Westchester Country Club. He leads the tour with five victories, earnings of $7,688,163 and tops the Cup standings with 3,431 points. Asked why he was playing, Woods replied, “I qualified.” One-li
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Tiger Woods’ final-round putting problems probably cost him the PGA Championship two weeks ago at Hazeltine. He was still trying to find his usual deft touch on the eve of The Barclays. In his pro-am round Wednesday at Liberty National, his first look at the $250 million course a couple of par 5s from the Statue of Liberty, he struggled on the undulating greens, then spent about 45 minutes on the practice green. “They are tough. They are going to be severe this week,” Woods said. “If the wind blows like this, it’s going to be tough — tough to get the ball close. Some of the more severe greens actually are the longest holes.” Winless in the four majors for the first time since 2004, Woods is playing the FedEx Cup opener for the first time — and making his first start in the event since 2003 at Westchester Country Club. He leads the tour with five victories, earnings of $7,688,163 and tops the Cup standings with 3,431 points. Asked why he was playing, Woods replied, “
