Round One of The Players Championship ended yesterday with some lesser known names atop the leaderboard and so far in Round Two things are continuing in much the same way. While all eyes are still on Tiger Woods for him to make his trek back to the top of the Sawgrass leaderboard, so far he’s hovering just above the projected cut line that looks like it could be Even par.
Cejka In First, Three-Way Tie for 2nd
Currently sitting a very healthy 11 strokes ahead of that cut-line is the current leader Alex Cejka. He blasted through the course at Sawgrass yesterday shooting a first round 66 and stayed almost identically on form today shooting an impressive second round 67 to take him to eleven-under-par. Following behind Cejka, but a full 4 strokes off his pace we have a tie for 2nd place between Kevin Na, Angel Cabrera and Richard Johnson.
Where Is The Tiger We Know and Love?
The question that is lingering in everyone’s minds, however, is what exactly is going on and going wrong with Tiger Woods lately? It’s clear he’s not playing up to the same potential he ordinarily plays with and it has many people wondering why. According to reports on PGATour.com:
“…there’s no question he’s a bit of a changed person and as a result a little bit different of a player…Woods misses being at home with his wife Elin and their two kids — though the family is with him this week — and his intense focus isn’t quite what it once was. That’s not to say he’s distracted, it’s just that kids change yor life and Woods admitted to as much earlier in the week…The other end of the equation is that Woods is frustrated that he hasn’t been able to get his game and his body back to what they once were, at least not yet. And he doesn’t know when it will happen. There are signs of progress, but when you’re the No. 1 player in the world it can be difficult to be patient.”
Whether or not he comes back to his old form remains to be seen, but one thing is for sure, his comeback to golf hasn’t been filled with excitement and fanfare as many people were hoping for.
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