Not only is the win spectacular because of his age, but Love is also the current Ryder Cup captain, which will take place in 2016.
Love’s comeback might just beginning. “My pace, I felt like I could be aggressive”, Woods said. “Don’t pay attention to what’s going on around you“. He smashed his birdie putt nearly six-feet past, then missed the return. As it turned out, he said that was a wise decision.
“It’s just fun to hang in there and keep competing out here on the PGA Tour”, said Love III. Your 54-hole front-runner Gore could relate. Depending on how the math works out, a solo second-place finish also might be enough.
So Yeon Ryu, the victor previous year at London Hunt in Ontario, tied for third with fellow South Korean player Sei Young Kim at 11 under.
But the day belonged to Love, who won in Greensboro in 1992 and 2006 but said his third victory was the sweetest.
After that he waited more than an hour as each contender came up short, much like he’d waited seven years since his last Tour victory at the 2008 Children’s Miracle Network Classic – impatiently.
USA’s Scott Brown briefly tied for the lead when he landed a hole-in-one on the 174-yard third during the final round.
As for what it does for his career in the near future, he’s now firmly into the FedEx Cup Playoffs. “And I didn’t get it done”.
Woods fell out of contention on the 11th hole, where he clutched his back after his tee shot and struggled to a triple-bogey 7. Love III was twice a runner-up at the Masters in 1995 and 1999, but has only played in golf’s first major of the year twice since 2006.
The putt went 6 feet by, leaving Woods yet another par tester to play alongside Gore on Sunday afternoon. “I think every round, unless I shoot 18-under par, I’m probably going to say, ‘Hey, I knew it could have been better.’ But no, I’m playing solid, and that’s the mindset I’ve got to have and just have fun out there tomorrow”.
“It was obviously electric, the atmosphere begin with Tiger, the whole crowd he draws here is so awesome”, Brown said.
“I had some doubts”, he conceded.
AALBORG, Denmark (AP) – England’s David Horsey shot 3-under 38 to take a one-stroke lead into the final round of the European Tour Made in Denmark tournament.
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Love didn’t have his first par of the last round until the eighth hole.
On 11-under 129, the 39-year-old American shared the Wyndham lead with PGA Tour rookie Tom Hoge.
“This is my offseason right now”, Woods said. Woods was trying to become the second member of his family to win a tournament on this course.
Ryo Ishikawa and defending Wyndham Championship champion Camilo Villegas worked their way into the playoffs with their play this week as well, finishing 124th and 123rd respectively.