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Fred Couples Gives Review of Tiger Woods’ Masters Practice Round

Tiger Woods apparently has his two kids to thank for getting him through the brutal recovery from his crash from earlier in the year

OLYMPIA FIELDS, ILLINOIS - AUGUST 28: Tiger Woods of the United States looks on after hitting his shot from the sixth tee during the second round of the BMW Championship on the North Course at Olympia Fields Country Club on August 28, 2020 in Olympia Fields, Illinois. (Photo by Robin Alam/Icon Sportswire)

Tiger Woods is back baby,  and even though he’s just playing practice rounds, the buzz is already there. Crowds gathered to see Tiger Woods and Fred Couples play a practice round on Monday. The gallery was already looking like Masters Sunday.

Following the round, Fred Couples weighed in on how Tiger  looked.

“He looked phenomenal,” Couples said after the nine holes. “He’s my favorite guy. What impresses me the most is he was bombing it for one. If you want to talk golf, he was bombing it. I know JT is not the longest hitter on the Tour, but I know he’s damn long. He was with him flushing it.

“It’s a Monday, right, but he didn’t miss many shots.”

Woods showed no signs of injury .

“He didn’t putt much, but it’s Tiger Woods, he knows how to putt, he knows how to play this course,” Couples said. “And the driver was a machine. He hit it in the bunker on 2 but he smoked it, drove it pin high almost on 3. He looks great. The sound of the ball — so I’m comparing it to JT who’s a top-two, top-three player in the world. They both looked good. JT looked very good, too.”

Woods did not speak with the media but is scheduled for a media session this morning.


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