(Orlando) For his return to competition after a terrible car accident last February, Tiger Woods was very close to victory on Sunday at the PNC Championship father-son tournament, which is played at the Ritz Carlton Golf Course in Orlando ( Florida).
Tiger Woods had 11 consecutive birdies with his 12-year-old son Charlie to score 57, or 15 under par, and end the tournament with a score of 25 under par.
However, the Woods duo failed to wrap up with a 12e birdie on the 18e hole (par 5), settling for par and missing the opportunity to put pressure on John Daly, who played with his son John Daly II, tournament winners with 27 under par.
Woods, who nearly had his right leg amputated after his car crash in Los Angeles ten months ago, said after the fact that he was just grateful to be playing again.
“I’m just happy and grateful to be able to do this,” he told NBC television. “I still have my own leg, which was uncertain for a while, and it works. I’m just very tired, I’m not used to this. ”
“I think this might just be my fourth or fifth round of golf this year. I am a bit exhausted. It was good to have a cart, ”he added.
Woods said he and his son set a goal before the tournament to play two rounds without a bogey, which they achieved.
“Our whole goal for the two days was not to do any bogeys – last year we did two – and we didn’t do any,” he said.
“We felt we had to make birdies on every return hole [les neuf derniers trous du parcours] to have a chance. It got interesting and a bit tight towards the end which was fun, ”concluded Tiger Woods.