Tiger Woods Ready For the Open Championship

There were some concerns about Tiger Woods elbow, but he says he’s ready to go and is set to play a limited number of practice holes looking forward for the Open Championship that begins Thursday.

“I was always going to just play nine [holes] each day,” Woods said. “That was the plan, not to push it on the amount of holes, especially on hard ground. I’ve been playing a lot at home. But it’s Florida; it rains every day; it’s soft. It’s two totally different conditions”.

He’s having problems with the left elbow.

“I just wanted to make sure that I’m rested and feel fit and ready to go for the championship. I’ve done a lot of homework on the greens each day. And I’ve taken my time and really got a good feel for them. So that’s been good. I would just like to get another wind in, a little different direction. We’ve had it the same the last three days.”

Woods hasn’t played since June 16; he barely has seen the green in all these days; there’s a huge concern about how he can be a little rusty.

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“I think it’s just a shot here and there,” he said. “It’s making a key up-and-down here or getting a good bounce here, capitalizing on an opportunity here and there. For instance, this year at Augusta was one of those examples. I really played well, and a good shot [at the 15th hole on Friday] ended up having a bad break”, Woods finished.