Tiger Woods started Saturday’s round 14 shots — a full two touchdowns! — off the lead of red-hot Webb Simpson. He’s closer to the lead now.
Woods got off to a scintillating start on Moving Day at the Players Championship, making birdie at No. 1:
Birdie on 1.
Will @TigerWoods make a charge on Moving Day?#LiveUnderPar pic.twitter.com/PoOTGV4BjS
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) May 12, 2018
Then added another at the par-5 second:
Two holes played.
Two birdies made.@TigerWoods is off to a hot start. #LiveUnderPar pic.twitter.com/noTnzRhF4p— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) May 12, 2018
He just missed birdie at the third, but came back with this effort for a 3 at the par-4 fourth:
Birdies on 3 of his first 4 holes.
Tiger is on the prowl.#LiveUnderPar pic.twitter.com/9bx91Qxs8U
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) May 12, 2018
How ’bout another? Woods stuck his iron shot at No. 5, leading to this look:
6 putts thru 5 holes.
Tiger came to play today.#LiveUnderPar pic.twitter.com/ypNtonxd37
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) May 12, 2018
He wasn’t done yet, hitting a perfect stinger tee ball down the seventh fairway and then hitting it to here:
T68 > T17 in 7 holes.
Tiger keeps it going. #LiveUnderPar pic.twitter.com/3mNLvJzPSx
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) May 12, 2018
A tee shot down the center at the ninth led to a towering long iron and an eagle putt from the back right fringe. A kick-in birdie wrapped up a sensational six-under 30 on the front nine that took Woods from T68 all the way to a tie for 11th at seven under par.
Tiger continued the streak on No. 11 and 12, with two more birdies:
He’s walking them in.#LiveUnderPar pic.twitter.com/aYsPCrMJaa
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) May 12, 2018
All in all, not a bad way to inject some excitement into a Moving Day morning.
