“My body is just that way” – Tiger Woods shares insight into his physical condition at the PGA Championship

Tiger Woods is appearing in the PGA Championship for the 22nd time. The 106th edition of PGA Championship is being held at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky from 16 to 19 May, 2024.

In the first round, Woods carded 72 with 1 over par. In the front nine, he scored two birdies on the 3rd and 7th holes. However, he went through two bogeys on the 8th and 9th holes. He was at par after nine holes. In the back nine, he managed to score only one birdie on the 13th hole but shot two bogeys on the 11th and 15th holes.

After the end of first round, Tiger Woods was tied at T85 with the likes of Peter Malnati, Rickie Fowler and Sam Burns, among 40 others. When asked if he could predict his physical condition the day before a game, Woods said (via PGA Championship):

"Each day is a little bit different. Some days, it's better than others. It's just the way it is. My body is just that way. Some days, it feels great, and other days, a bit of a struggle."

Tiger Woods was asked about the state of his body in a pre-conference before the tournament as well. Woods responded (via PGA Championship):

"Yeah, my body's okay. It is what it is. I wish my game was a little bit sharper. Again, I don't have a lot of competitive reps, so I am having to rely on my practice sessions and getting stuff done either at home or here on-site."

Tiger Woods will tee off at 1:29 PM with Adam Scott and Keegan Bradley on Friday, May 17 in the second round.

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A look at Tiger Woods' performance at the 2024 PGA Championship and in the last few years

Tiger Woods had an impressive start to his career with multiple PGA Championship victories. He won has won four PGA Championships in the years 1999, 2000, 2006 and 2007. However, Woods has struggled to replicate those successes in his later years as a golfer.

He has been runner-up thrice at the tournament in the years 2002, 2009 and 2018. He has also had eight top-10 finishes. Let's take a quick look at all of Tiger Woods' performances in the PGA Championship starting with his debut in 1997:

• 1997- T29
• 1998- T10
• 1999- 1
• 2000- 1
• 2001- T29
• 2002- 2
• 2003- T39
• 2004- T24
• 2005- T4
• 2006- 1
• 2007- 1
• 2009- 2
• 2010- T28
• 2011- CUT
• 2012- T11
• 2013- T40
• 2014- CUT
• 2015- CUT
• 2018- 2
• 2019- CUT
• 2020- NT
• 2022- CUT

In recent years, Woods has faced several setbacks in his career, after his 2021 car crash. At the 2022 Masters, he finished T47 and then withdrew from the 2022 PGA Championship after a difficult start. His best performance came at the 2023 Hero World Challenge where he finished a solo 18th.

His performances after the 2021 car crash are as follows:

• 2022 Masters Tournament: T47 (71, 74, 78, 78)
• 2022 PGA Championship: WD (74, 69, 79)
• 2022 The Open Championship: CUT (78, 75)
• 2023 The Genesis Invitational: T45 (69, 74, 67, 73)
• 2023 Masters Tournament: WD (74, 73)
• 2023 Hero World Challenge: 18 (75, 70, 71, 72)
• 2024 The Genesis Invitational: WD (72)
• 2024 Masters Tournament: 60 (73, 72, 82, 77)