Why did tiger concede

It was one big day but just one day. Rory McIlroy went on Friday and never even saw the 16th hole. Based on the U. Bryson DeChambeau hit a yard drive. Oh, sorry. These were supposed to be strange things, not things you expected. Jordan Spieth nearly fell into Lake Michigan. He hit a crazy trick shot at the 17 th hole in the morning foursomes matches, lost his balance and had to quick-step-scramble his way down a steep slope until he found a flat spot where he could pull up, which was on the edge overlooking the rocks below.

Bryson DeChambeau nailed a spectator with his first shot. She was O. Then he made a remarkable pitch and holed a short birdie putt. These were supposed be only strange things. Forgot again. Poulter and Rory McIlroy lost the first five holes in their foursomes match. Can the Americans hold a big lead in a Ryder Cup? Golf was a contact sport Friday. Controversy ensued, because Solheim Cup rules forbid vice captains from giving advice to players.

Creamer was not happy about it. Ultimately it was ruled that what Sorenstam said did not constitute advice. He would concede putt after putt, some of them six-footers. Then, at the last hole, when Diegel had a two-footer, Hagen turned away. Leo was so burned up that he missed the putt. Had Woods not conceded the putt and Molinari missed, Tiger would have won the match and the Ryder Cup would have been halved, though the Europeans still would have retained the cup.

Why is this important? The reality is that the golf courses are getting bigger, they are getting longer. It used to sometimes be 12 to 15 shots. This week, we had nine shots. It's just different. May not be always the same winners, but you see the same handful of guys are there.

Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player. Woods also insisted that those "same guys" would be unaffected by the spectator bans in place for the PGA and next month's US Open, admitting there was a distinct lack of energy on the course for the third round of a major. It is different. The course conditions and the decisions by the tournament committee were two themes that dominated Woods' answers Friday after posting four birdies against one bogey.

As he said Thursday, Woods said he couldn't get a feel for the speed of greens that he once could read with the ease of a bedtime story while winning four Masters, starting with his stroke victory in as a year-old, and ending with his playoff win over Chris DiMarco in He needed 28 putts for the second consecutive round because he once again had trouble getting the ball all the way to the hole.

The positive that Woods said he will take is that he gave himself chances. Though he hit the same number of fairways on Friday that he did Thursday 10 , he hit 14 greens, three more than in the opening round.