Sore Tiger seals Presidents Cup win
World number one edges Sterne 1-up in singles.
“I’m a little bit sore and certainly I’m looking forward to not touching a club for a while,” says Woods. PHOTO: REUTERS/FILE
COLUMBUS:
Tiger Woods ignored an aching back at the end of a marathon golf weekend Sunday to clinch a dramatic Presidents Cup victory for the United States over the Internationals.
The 14-time major champion scored the clinching point in an 18 1/2-15 1/2 triumph by edging South African Richard Sterne 1-up in singles at the rain-soaked Muirfield Village, then said he has had enough of golf for a while.
“I’m a little bit sore and certainly I’m looking forward to not touching a club for a while,” said Woods.
Sterne took a bogey at 16 to put Woods 1-up and the US star halved the last two holes to win, knowing that singles matches before the Cup is clinched go extra holes to decide a winner.
Heavy rain fell all four days of the event, forcing Woods to play 31 holes over three matches on Saturday and 27 holes on Sunday.
Published in The Express Tribune, October 8th, 2013.
Tiger Woods ignored an aching back at the end of a marathon golf weekend Sunday to clinch a dramatic Presidents Cup victory for the United States over the Internationals.
The 14-time major champion scored the clinching point in an 18 1/2-15 1/2 triumph by edging South African Richard Sterne 1-up in singles at the rain-soaked Muirfield Village, then said he has had enough of golf for a while.
“I’m a little bit sore and certainly I’m looking forward to not touching a club for a while,” said Woods.
Sterne took a bogey at 16 to put Woods 1-up and the US star halved the last two holes to win, knowing that singles matches before the Cup is clinched go extra holes to decide a winner.
Heavy rain fell all four days of the event, forcing Woods to play 31 holes over three matches on Saturday and 27 holes on Sunday.
Published in The Express Tribune, October 8th, 2013.