LET THERE BE no doubt about it: Tiger Woods is back — if not to the stunning heights of his absolute best, then at least to a place where he is a live and genuine contender to add to his haul of 14 Major championships.
Woods stole the show at Bellerive Country Club on Sunday, rolling in eight birdies in a brilliant 64 that saw him finish in second place at the PGA Championship.
For a large part of the evening, it looked very likely that he could go one better.
If nothing else, he would have been a shot closer had this 30-foot birdie putt at the 11th not stayed agonisingly perched on the lip of the cup:
— PGA Championship (@PGAChampionship) August 12, 2018
This approach shot from 164 yards on the 15th hole was every bit as good as anything he produced when at his best, rolling to within 18 inches for a gimme birdie:
Vintage. 🐅#PGAChamp pic.twitter.com/47DPisA9y1
— PGA of America (@PGA) August 12, 2018
And after a wayward tee shot on the par-five 17th ended any realistic chance of catching the red-hot Brooks Koepka, Woods finished on a high with this brilliant birdie at the last:
Might as well end it on a birdie. Tiger finishes -14 with a final-round 64 pic.twitter.com/vWDzMcD39y
— SI Golf (@SI_Golf) August 12, 2018
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