Tiger's performance, a win win week at the Honda Classic.

PGA Tour Honda Classic leaderboard https://www.pgatour.com/competition/2018/the-honda-classic/leaderboard.html

The leaderboard after 3 windblown rounds at this Honda Classic on the TPC National in Palm Beach Gardens will show, 33 year old grinder Luke List as the leader 71 66 66 -7 while Justin Thomas birdied two of his last 4 holes 67 72 65 -6, and Webb Simpson 66 72 66 -6 are both a shot back.

Race to Dubai winner Tommy Fleetwood 70 68 67 -5 and Jamie Love 68 69 68 -5 are T4. Perhaps Fleetwood who is playing more in the US this year after his big success in Europe last season will be buoyed by his friend and fellow countryman Eddie Pepperell's first Tour win, in Qatar, some 13 hours away.

The big news is that Tiger Woods is playing a PGA Tour event on a Sunday for the first time in 3 1/2 years.

With rounds of 70 71 69 E he is T11 seven shots off the lead so will not be your winner, however his play in the wind this week has shown all those watching that he has taken giant steps in his fitness, and the way he has driven the ball, controlled his distance, moved the ball both ways at will, shown consistency throughout the bag including his putter makes it obvious that as we used to say:

"he's back, ok 85% of the way" After missing the cut last week at Riviera, the Tiger swagger, mannerisms, confidence are all on display this week, playing minutes from his mansion in Jupiter.

All that is good for this game, today he plays with poor Sam Burns at 1245 who will be playing in front of the biggest gallery of his career. The 21 year old is here on a sponsors exemption with his mum, dad and girlfriend the only ones paying any attention to his game.

Mac Hughes 67 72 74 +6 and Corey Connors 70 72 74 +6 are well back and
 well into their final rounds.

The wind is from the SE again today blowing in and around 20kph diminishing late in the afternoon.

All eyes will be on Tiger to see what score he will post an hour before the leaders come up the 18th..

That is a win win situation, for Woods.. and the game..


Bryan Angus