Tiger shows he still has bite

Very few gave Tiger Woods a chance before the Masters began and he himself and just everyone else fully acknowledges he will leave Augusta tomorrow night without a fifth green jacket.

However, those who claimed he would never add to his 14 major championships before his career ended and the record 18 of Jack Nicklaus was safe from a Tiger assault will now be having second thoughts after the impressive way he has performed over the last couple of days coming off the back of a nine week absence from the competitive scene caused by back trouble and serious short game problems. Yesterday’s 69 for two under sends him into the week-end in the top dozen or so and within range of a top five finish, even if the top spot itself is out of the question?

“I left myself with two impossible up and downs out there today, at 6 and 15, but I also made some sweet putts at 14 and 17”, Woods said. “I was at a pretty low moment in my career coming here and so to dig yourself out of the trenches and to change the entire pattern is not easy. My body was trying to remember certain things but once I turned the corner, it’s been good stuff.”