Tiger Woods began the final round of the 100th PGA Championship four shots off the lead and went flag hunting early.
He hit his opening approach shot from a left fairway bunker to 7 feet. He missed the birdie putt, but was unfazed.
On the second hole, Woods hit this approach shot from a hanging lie to within 4 feet.
Tiger had it on a string. #PGAChamp pic.twitter.com/fThjm1oHLQ
— PGA of America (@PGA) August 12, 2018
He then nearly jarred his tee shot on the par-3 third.
Tiger sinks his 2nd in 3 holes. #PGAChamp pic.twitter.com/EENRW4KFa5
— PGA of America (@PGA) August 12, 2018
The back-to-back birdies got him to 10 under par, which quickly became solo second place, three back of Brooks Koepka.
After a couple of poor shots on the par-4 fourth, Woods kept momentum on his side with this par save.
Tiger rolls one back towards the hole for the clutch par save. #PGAChamp pic.twitter.com/x25F3iCUEK
— PGA of America (@PGA) August 12, 2018
After overshooting the green at the par-3 sixth, Woods couldn’t get up and down from the back bunker and made bogey. He dropped to 9 under, but still only two back of Koepka, who slipped as well.
He got that stroke back by getting up and down from a bunker at the par-5 eighth. At 10 under, he remained two back of Koepka, who birdied the seventh.
Tiger gets out of trouble and finds a birdie to get back to 10-under.#PGAChamp pic.twitter.com/eXmIO32g6k
— PGA of America (@PGA) August 12, 2018
He then closed out a front-nine, 3-under 32 with a birdie at the par-4 ninth. Check out this shot that set up birdie at No. 9.
Tiger finds a way. #PGAChamp pic.twitter.com/7SXw26F8nM
— PGA of America (@PGA) August 12, 2018
And the putt …
Chills. Oh, Tiger.#PGAChamp pic.twitter.com/a9A4oElYKz
— PGA Championship (@PGAChampionship) August 12, 2018
For the record, Woods didn’t hit a fairway on the front nine. But, at 11 under par, he was two back of Koepka, who birdied No. 8.
After a par at the 10th, Woods had this putt for birdie at the 11th … and, incredibly, it did not fall.
How did this not fall? #PGAChamp
LIVE NOW: https://t.co/0eqzn7aKjN pic.twitter.com/ZwcJq209JT
— PGA of America (@PGA) August 12, 2018
But his next birdie attempt did, at the par-4 12th. That got Woods to 12 under par, however, he remained two back of an unflinching Koepka.
Another Tiger birdie. Two back. T-2. pic.twitter.com/TxuWduhZYN
— PGA Championship (@PGAChampionship) August 12, 2018
He made it a one-stroke deficit with another birdie at No. 13. Walk. It. In. Tiger!
Before it even went in the hole. #PGAChamp pic.twitter.com/H65EaMiK4R
— PGA Championship (@PGAChampionship) August 12, 2018
Alas, an errant tee shot at the 14th led to bogey and he fell two back again.
So close. Tiger drops one at #14.#PGAChamp pic.twitter.com/QR5DUwvIax
— PGA of America (@PGA) August 12, 2018
Woods stuffed his approach at 15 to move to 13 under, one back.
Vintage. #PGAChamp pic.twitter.com/47DPisA9y1
— PGA of America (@PGA) August 12, 2018
Woods hit a great tee shot at the par-3 16th to about 20 feet, but he was unable to convert the birdie putt.
At the par-5 17th, Woods scrambled to make par. Meanwhile Koepka made birdies at 15 and 16 to extend his lead to two over Scott and three over Woods.
Tiger comes away with the clutch putt to save par on 17.#PGAChamp pic.twitter.com/TPFxyYGwoA
— PGA of America (@PGA) August 12, 2018
Woods closed out a final-round 64 with a birdie on 18.
A birdie to end a final round of 64. What a performance by Tiger Woods. #PGAChamp pic.twitter.com/w1Hlp1Oro1
— PGA of America (@PGA) August 12, 2018
Source: Internet
