It seemed last week that Tiger was roaring again when he nearly ended his two-year winning drought and almost won the Australian Open, where he eventually finished third. A few days later, Tiger Woods’ self-esteem must be in tatters. And not because he has had to face his former caddie Steve Williams on the golf course, but because of his disastrous performance in the first round of the Presidents Cup, which is being played at Royal Melbourne.
The former world number one, paired with Steve Stricker in the tournament that pits the United States against a team from the rest of the world without Europe, made the most dreadful fool of himself and recorded the worst result of his career in a match play match. The American tandem lost by no less than 7 and 6, that is, by the 12th hole they had already been defeated by their rivals, K.J. Choi and Adam Scott, Steve Williams’ new boss.
Tiger and Stricker’s match was the worst match of the opening day for the American team, which nevertheless took a 4-2 lead.
“We were a little off,” Woods said. “On a golf course like this, it doesn’t take much.”
That match was the biggest surprise on an opening day that included an unlikely few tour, in the end, with the Americans winning two halved halving match halves and leaving Royal Melbourne with a 4-2 lead over the international team. Woods and Stricker went unbeaten in the previous edition of the tournament, which is played every two years.
“Unfortunately, our opponents got off to an impressive start and we couldn’t keep up with them,” Woods said.
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