Tiger Blog: PGA Championship 1st Rd.

by dswinder, Sons of Sam Malone

Come one, come all to the magic that is major championship golf...Oh, if only this were true...Something about the PGA just isn't as fun as the rest of 'em, but hey, we've still got Tiger...That being said, I've got my Tiger tracker up and running so let's get started...




9:51 AM: I'm kinda wondering where Tiger is...You see I'm watching the Tiger player cam, yet...no Tiger...I'll get you updated as soon as I see him...

9:56 Still no Tiger...Keep in mind this is a Tiger live cam...Here, I'll let you see the description:

"Follow Tiger Woods, Rich Beem, and Bob Tway through their entire round."

So, yeah...

9:58 Well, they finally answered my question...Tiger will be on the tee at #11 (he started on 10) in a few moments, and they will pick it up then...Not really sure why they skipped a hole...

10:01 Good tee shot on the par 3 11th...About a 10 foot putt left for birdie...

10:07 Well, Tiger's 1-under, so I'm assuming correctly that he birdied 10...But he just missed terribly for birdie on 11...Good par...1-under...The lead's still 3-under...

10:21 Well, now they're saying that they're covering the 11th hole...I'll do some investigating and let you know what's going on...

10:24 Ok...I think I've figured it out...They're picking up with Tiger at 11 AM...They were just showing him earlier since he was on the 11th hole, where they're showing everyone that comes through...Soooo...until then I'll update Tiger's score, and then in about 35 minutes we'll really get this crazy train movin'...

10:29 Ok...I need some new announcers...These guys are obsessed with Shingo Katayama...So the guy wants to keep his putter head cover with him, and they refuse to let it go...Oh good Lord, now they're obsessing over the fact that his sunglasses are in his back pocket...Poor frikkin' Shingo...Let the man live his life...For the love of God!

10:37 The scoreboard finally updated...Tiger parred 12...Sergio is in the lead all alone at 3-under...Don't worry he'll choke sometime in the next 4 days...

10:46 This "live scoreboard" isn't very live...It doesn't update often, but not to worry, they're following Tiger's every shot in 13 minutes and counting...

10:51 Time for some self-promotion...You can get my PGA Championship preview here...I think it's pretty good, but maybe I'm biased...

10:59 Tiger birdies 13...2-under, 1 behind the 4 leaders tied at 3-under...

11:01 Ok guys...It's 11...Still no exclusive Tiger coverage...

11:02 Ok...There we go...Tiger time...

11:04 Par on 14...His round is looking really good thus far...*frantically looks for wood to knock*

11:11 Self-congratulations (not the same as self-satisfaction or self-lubrication) I made SI.com Extra Mustard toady for my McGruff the Crime Dog really hates Mike Vick video...

11:14 Great shot from Tiger...about a 5 foot putt for birdie after an amazing approach...Quick note...I think these guys would give Tiger some major falaciou...I love the guy, but these announcers online are one their knees...

11:18 Under-par now = "the minus world"...Give me actual TV coverage...Pleeeeeeeeeeease!

11:20 Tiger birdies...Tied for the lead (4-way tie)...I just realized that these are the normal TV guys...Billy Kratzer and crew...

11:23 Every time they say "pipe number 2" I die a little bit inside...and nobody knows it but me...

11:26 Terrible drive by Tiger on 16...Did I mention I never found any wood to knock on earlier?...

11:31 Good punch out from the trees...Now time to make par...

11:35 Great shot by El Tigre...Par is lookin' very likely...I think it might be...I think it is...

11:39 Good par from Tiger...

11:48 Sorry I got a phone call...No scoring updates...

11:55 Chip in for par from hubby of Elin...Sorry...I got sidetracked a little, but I'm back and at 'em...

12:06 Bad approach...Hit a tree, and now he's in a greenside bunker...How about another par save...?

12:09 Heat Index = 100 degrees...A bit much...Ya think?

12:10 Well Tiger Woods just turned into Alice and left his sand shot short...He's got, by my estimation, 15 feet left for par...

12:12 Apparently his bunker shot fell back off an on-green shelf, and he actually had more like 30-40 feet for par...He made a good run at it...Had the right line, but just left it short...Still 2-under...2 off the lead (Markus Brier & Arron Oberholser)...

12:21 You know Tiger's hit a good tee shot when he walks towards his ball before it lands...

12:22 The rough at Southern Hills is penile...

12:33 Tiger left his birdie putt short on 1...Still at 2-under...

12:46 Tiger's left his approach on 2 short of the green...Sorry...I'm on another phone call...I'll be back to giving you all my full attention shortly...

12:53 Another damn bogey for hubby of hot Swedish chick...Dammit Tiger! That was a 6 foot putt...1-under...

1:08 Ok...I think I'm back to full atten-hut!

1:10 Great par putt by Tiger...I was really worried we were looking at 2 bogeys in a row...Hopefully that's a momentum booster...

1:14 Pretty good tee shot from sir Tiger...I wonder if Elin's with him today...Home alone?...I'll be right over...

1:25 Dammit man...Get it together...Another bogey...Even par...at this rate, Elin won't be there when you get home...

1:34 Great drive by Tiger...Long and straight...I can relate...Quick fact: Last week at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational, Tiger had 5 drives over 400 yards...

1:35 If you're here Scrap then you must be hiding...Let me just tell you, typing while doing the things I'm doing right now is not an easy task...

1:40 298 yards to the green...Par 5 fifth...Tiger sticks it at around 10 feet...Legitimate eagle...That was an amazing shot...Elin just got out of bed...No, come back...

1:43 John friggin' Daly is in the lead all alone at 4-under...Where is Sherry when ya need her?

1:49 Tiger leaves his eagle putt on the lip...Birdie...Back to red numbers...Now Elin's putting her clothes on...Nooooooooooo!...

1:56 Rich Beem is falling apart...Does he have a hot wife? I need a replacement to Elin...Someone get Natalie Gulbis on the phone...

1:59 Just missed another birdie by inches...Easy par...Still 1-under...3 back of John Daly...

2:01 TV time...TNT just started their coverage...Now I can finally mute this online crap...Time for Ernie and Bill...Or as I lovingly refer to them...Ernie Clampett...

2:09 That wasn't a good approach...Elin just started to take off her robe...Uh oh...

2:11 Tiger spends more time in the sand than David Hasselhoff...Thank you, thank you, I'll be here all week (with Happy Gilmore jokes of course...Shooter!)

2:16 Barely missed a par putt...Even again, and Elin just snuggled up against me...Help! I don't know whether to root for Tiger or not...

2:21 FYI...Rich Beem was in a tie for the lead at 3-under at one point...Now he's 4-over...He's 7-over on his back 9 (front 9) so far...

2:26 This announcing crew refers to each other by first and last name...ha...Decent chip up onto the green...Now hit your par putt...

2:29 Another damn bogey...1-over, and Elin just went wild...I hope I'm not in over my head...

2:44 Par on the 9th (his 18th) for Tiger...Finishes the day with a 1-over 71...He's currently 4 off John Daly's lead at 3-under...


Well, that's it for me...Be sure to head on over to Sons of Sam Malone a little later tonight for my first round wrap-up/second round preview...But now, I gotta get back in there...Elin's calling...Senare, Efteråt ("later" in Swedish)...