Tiger Woods: Post-Round 1 Interview

THE MODERATOR: Tiger Woods is becoming a member of us, again on the 106th PGA Championship.

Q. Tiger, it appeared such as you have been shifting fairly effectively bodily. Do you are feeling like — I do know day-after-day is totally different for you, however do you are feeling like zooming out you are getting stronger?

TIGER WOODS: I get stronger for certain. It is simply that I simply do not play a complete lot of aggressive rounds. I have never performed for the reason that Masters. So it is somewhat bit totally different than being at residence and enjoying a flat Florida course.

Q. You spoke about what occurred Saturday at Augusta. Is {that a} factor you understand how your physique — are you able to inform the evening earlier than? Do you not know till the morning of or once you begin swinging the membership?

TIGER WOODS: Every day is somewhat bit totally different. Some days, it is higher than others. It is simply the way in which it’s. My physique is simply that method. Some days, it feels nice, and different days, a little bit of a battle.

Q. Do you may have a goal ball velocity in thoughts or a quantity the place you’ll be able to say, I am quick or gradual at present?

TIGER WOODS: No, I do not even know what my ball velocity is. I could not let you know. I do at residence on the vary, however once I’m out right here at a event, I do not take a look at any of that. I am simply making an attempt to hit photographs and hit the ball on my numbers greater than the rest.

Q. How a lot of the primary inexperienced might you see on your second shot on the primary?

TIGER WOODS: I might see the entire inexperienced. I might see it beneath the bushes. I simply needed to go round just a few bushes. Hit a pleasant little draw 8-iron in there. I used to be anticipating to hit it simply left of the inexperienced and chip again up, but it surely dug in and landed tender and dug in and had a 25-footer.

Q. How would you price that shot when it comes to issue?

TIGER WOODS: (Laughing). You have seen me play. I’ve hit just a few photographs out of the bushes.

Q. You mentioned the opposite day you would like you have been somewhat sharper. Wherein areas did you assume you have been higher than you thought you is likely to be or perhaps have been you not — have been you kind of the place you thought you have been at present?

TIGER WOODS: It is simply the aggressive circulation. It took me most likely three holes to get again into aggressive circulation once more and get a really feel for hitting the ball on the market in competitors, adrenaline, temperatures, inexperienced speeds. These are all issues that usually I modify to in a short time, and it simply took me just a few holes to get into it.

Made that putt on 12 and acquired me going and made one other putt on 13.

Q. Prior to now few years, even when you’ve needed to withdraw from majors, you’ve got nonetheless made the minimize. You have nonetheless succeeded in doing so. I am questioning when you assume there’s an artwork to enjoying a sure method and grinding out a made minimize that you simply appear to know higher than others?

TIGER WOODS: Nicely, you’ll be able to’t win a event until you make the minimize. That is the entire concept is get to the weekend as a way to take part and have an opportunity to win.

I have been on the minimize quantity and have received tournaments, or I have been forward and main tournaments and I’ve received tournaments. However it’s a must to get to the weekend so as to win a golf event.

Q. I assumed the tough was tougher than what I used to be anticipating after watching apply rounds. May you speak about that? And I do know the three-putt on 9 was irritating, however I assumed you —

TIGER WOODS: And eight.

Q. You had greater than 90 ft in putts at present. May you tackle these two.

TIGER WOODS: Nicely, I three-whipped the final two holes. Wasn’t excellent. Unhealthy velocity on 8; whipped it previous the outlet.

And 9, hit it brief. Hit it off the heel of the putt and blocked the second. So wasn’t excellent on the final two holes.

However what was the primary a part of the query?

Q. The tough.

TIGER WOODS: Yeah, the tough is dense. It is simply very dense. With the rain we acquired and simply the moisture on it, I do know they’ve topped it off, but it surely’s simply actually lush.

You may get lies the place it sits up. You may get a 3-wood on it. And there are different lies — a pair instances I needed to pitch out sideways. I laid up at 13 and 14 — sorry, 15.

Is determined by the lie, and you do not have to fret about that when you drive it within the fairway, and I simply must do a greater job of that.

Q. Clearly most of you guys, you do not win most weeks. You need to be very resilient. What is the second in your profession or the stretch of golf that you have had in your profession the place you are proudest of the resilience that you simply confirmed?

TIGER WOODS: Nicely, I feel that I’ve made just a few cuts in a row, what was it, 140-some odd.

So it’s a must to simply grind it out. It is a marathon. Main championships are a protracted grind. It is simply plotting alongside. It is not a dash. It is only a grind.

I had just a few years the place I used to be capable of take part for a really very long time.