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The Valspar Championship is a full-field PGA Tour event, with a cut after 36 holes and a $6.5 million purse. Adam Hadwin won the 2017 Valspar Championship at 14-under and pocketed more than $1.1 million.
Woods enters the competition on the back of one of the better performances of his comeback tour at the Honda Classic where he finished tied for 12th on a tough PGA National course. He showed promise in his Valspar pro-am. He hasn't played the course since 1996, but still hit the fairway four of six times off a driver and looked incredibly comfortable chipping from the greenside rough and bunkers, according to observers from Golfweek.
Of course, none of that matters if it doesn't translate to a successful tournament outing. Is Tiger's comeback season for real, or was Honda just a flash in the pan?
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3:17 p.m.: Here are two delayed highlights from Tigers shots earliers today. He currently stands at even par T28 through 9.
146 yards out. 🎯@TigerWoods is DIALED in!#QuickHits pic.twitter.com/MqXeZJE0fm
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) March 8, 2018
🐦🐅🐦@TigerWoods makes it look easy on his second birdie of the day.#QuickHits pic.twitter.com/3uxLx1hu1H
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) March 8, 2018
3:14 p.m.: Tiger's 9 not as consistent as his 8 and turns in a bogey.
So this is a little more than 6 feet...more like 10. Putt slides by on the right hand side. Bogey, makes the turn at E.
— GC Tiger Tracker (@GCTigerTracker) March 8, 2018
2:59 p.m.: But he does significantly better on 8! Tiger joins one of 30 golfers who are under par today, only three shots off the lead.
Birdie try from about 15 feet on 8...BUCKETS.
— GC Tiger Tracker (@GCTigerTracker) March 8, 2018
Back to -1.
2:49 p.m.: Unfortunately Tiger was not able to capitalize on the momentum he built for himself and misses the birdie putt.
So despite saying that par was never a bad score today, that one sure feels like a disappointment. E through 7. We trudge on.
— GC Tiger Tracker (@GCTigerTracker) March 8, 2018
2:43 p.m.: Tiger has hit the flagstick!!
FLAGSTICK ALERT!!!
— GC Tiger Tracker (@GCTigerTracker) March 8, 2018
One-hops the approach off the stick, rolls out to about 6 feet. I nearly lost it with that one...
2:35 p.m.: While the results have begun to even out, Tiger is at least achieving them with some ease.
Left the birdie putt a couple feet short, but rolls what was left. A stress-free par is never a bad thing on a day like today. E through 6.
— GC Tiger Tracker (@GCTigerTracker) March 8, 2018
2:21 p.m.: Tiger still at par after 5.
Goes with the bump & run and scoots it a couple feet past. Looks like it'll be a par at 5, and now I've got an extra Ben Franklin to spend at the bar tonight.
— GC Tiger Tracker (@GCTigerTracker) March 8, 2018
2:08 p.m.: Well after his promising start, Tiger is hitting some struggles.
More disaster. On the face of the bunker in thick rough, behind a tree, standing in the sand. Just totally dead. Has to pitch it out sideways.
— GC Tiger Tracker (@GCTigerTracker) March 8, 2018
1:57 p.m.: Tiger sinks in the easy putt to avoid a really bad hole and falls to even.
1:55 p.m.: Tiger is unable to capitalize on the strength of his last two holes and will most likely finish four with a bogey.
Chips from there and will have about 4 feet to save bogey here. A bit messy. Less than ideal.
— GC Tiger Tracker (@GCTigerTracker) March 8, 2018
1:41 p.m.: Tiger's just as surprised as the rest of us his third-hole iron off the tee falls short.
Terrific roll and he thinks it’s going in, but it doesn’t. Was almost walking it it, had putter raised and it didn’t drop. Great roll. Par. Stays 1 under.
— GC Tiger Tracker (@GCTigerTracker) March 8, 2018
1:24 p.m.: Tiger pars after his approach, and inital putt are a bit off.
So, approach rolled a good 50 feet beyond the hole. He left the first putt 8 feet short. Drains it, center cut. Great par save there. Tremendous.
— GC Tiger Tracker (@GCTigerTracker) March 8, 2018
1:11 p.m.: Tigre chips it mere inches away from his first hole!
INCHES. 😱
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) March 8, 2018
Tap-in birdie for @TigerWoods on his first hole of @ValsparChamp.#QuickHits pic.twitter.com/fOFTW8hCNI
12:50 p.m.: And we're off!
Starting on 1 today, one of the few true birdie holes out here (par 5). Tiger takes driver and rips a power fade right down the middle. Boom.
— GC Tiger Tracker (@GCTigerTracker) March 8, 2018
12:41 p.m.: It's almost Tiger time and his outfit choice is...interesting.
Outfit report is that he is, in fact, wearing a mock turtleneck. https://t.co/a1MZp9tT8B
— GC Tiger Tracker (@GCTigerTracker) March 8, 2018
11:44 p.m.: The comeback "kid" has arrived.
Our man has arrived at Innisbrook. pic.twitter.com/ybvaY3PeKR
— GC Tiger Tracker (@GCTigerTracker) March 8, 2018
11:35 p.m.: Phil Mickelson is setting the table for a big Tiger day at Valspar.
"I wouldn't be surprised if he went out and won this weekend to one-up me again." - Phil Mickelson on Tiger Woods. @dpshow
— Paul Pabst (@PaulPabst) March 8, 2018
Full interview for reference:
"I wouldn't be surprised if he went out and won this weekend to one-up me again." -Phil Mickelson on @TigerWoods pic.twitter.com/mXLxBC5Thg
— Dan Patrick Show (@dpshow) March 8, 2018
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