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China Daily | Updated: 2022-05-18 09:04
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Woods declares 'it's going to be fun' as legend continues comeback from car crash at PGA Championship

Tiger Woods tracks a shot during a practice round for the PGA Championship at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on Monday. The former world No 1 won the tournament at the same course in 2007. AP

TULSA, Oklahoma-Tiger Woods excited spectators and rivals alike with a back-nine practice round on Monday at Southern Hills, continuing his comeback from severe leg injuries before this week's PGA Championship.

Woods, whose incredible return at last month's Masters came only 14 months after a car crash, brought a similar buzz to the roars he created at Augusta National.

"Just watching him at the Masters, that was unreal, just the crowds and what it does to a tournament when he tees it up," said Norway's Viktor Hovland. "Just getting used to big crowds, loud crowds."

Woods played the front nine on Sunday and said his surgically repaired right leg-held together with pins, rods and screws-feels stronger than it did a month ago.

"I'm excited," Woods told reporters Sunday. "I'm not going to play that much going forward, so any time I do play, it's going to be fun."

Woods made the cut at the Masters but battled through pain simply to walk 72 holes and faded to his worst-ever Augusta rounds of 78, the 15-time major winner calling the effort to finish four rounds among his greatest feats.

The former world No 1, now ranked 818th, won the 2007 PGA at Southern Hills, although the course underwent an $11 million revamp in 2018. If his body has the strength and stamina to walk 72 holes, his skill could make him a major threat.

"If there's ever a question if Tiger can contend, we can all just kind of chuckle at that. Never is he going to be in a field where he can't contend," home-state hero Talor Gooch said.

"He might not have as good of odds in some places but I think as long as he's in the field, if he ever gets it slotted, no matter how old he is, no matter what's going on, he's always going to have a chance.

"I mean, it's Tiger Woods."

Woods, 46, seeks his 16th career major title, two shy of the record set by Jack Nicklaus, and a 73rd PGA Tour triumph, which would break the all-time record he now shares with Sam Snead.

"When Tiger is in the field...there's just a different energy," Gooch said. "Every time he's in the same field, you just cherish it. We all know what he's been through."

DeChambeau undecided

Bryson DeChambeau, the 2020 US Open winner who underwent left-hand surgery last month after missing the cut at the Masters, tweeted Monday he will practice the next two days and see about playing the event.

"On my way to Southern Hills CC," tweeted DeChambeau. "Going to test how I am feeling over these next couple (of) days and decide on whether to compete. Looking forward to being in Tulsa."

Jordan Spieth will try to complete a career Grand Slam by winning the PGA after a second-place finish at the Byron Nelson last weekend and a win last month at the Heritage, his game in rare form.

Spieth captured the 2015 Masters and US Open and the 2017 British Open and makes his sixth attempt to join an elite group to complete the sweep that includes Woods, Nicklaus, Ben Hogan, Gary Player and Gene Sarazen.

Mickelson missed

Phil Mickelson, who became golf's oldest major winner last year when he won the PGA at Kiawah Island at age 50, withdrew from the event on Friday. It's only the fourth time in the past half-century a major winner will not defend his crown.

Mickelson has not played since controversial comments about the Saudi-backed LIV Golf series were revealed in February, the six-time major winner calling the Saudis "scary" with a "horrible record on human rights". He later apologized and said he needed a break from golf.

Mickelson's absence was felt among fellow pros at Southern Hills on Monday.

"I know it has been a rough go the last few months, a tough situation to be in," Mickelson's former Ryder Cup playing partner Rickie Fowler said. "It's unfortunate that he didn't feel like the place that he should be right now is here."

Hovland said players wanted to see the US left-hander return this week.

"It's a bizarre situation, that's for sure," Hovland said. "It's not often the defending major champion doesn't come back to defend.

"I think we all would have liked to have Phil here and tee it up and see how he would have done. It's just a weird situation."

AFP

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