He was also sporting black adhesive strips on the back of his neck, something he offered few details on other than to say it's been "bugging him for a while", and deserves to be monitored going into the weekend.
Woods went onto bogey the par-4 to go one over.
"I'm committed to making sure that even if I don't play my best golf and don't shoot the scores I want, I'm going to go down swinging and giving it my best".
Then, seeking laughs, Knox concluded, "So yeah, I think it was important to get it out of the way, and next time I'll bury him". I birdied 1 and birdied 4 and I was right there. He's definitely the person I looked up to. "Unfortunately, it didn't quire turn out that way". Even while the morning wasn't especially brutal as it lacked menacing wind, the afternoon promised more kindness.
The course has a reputation for presenting a host of impediments to players, being dubbed "Carnasty" in 1999. Kevin Kisner, the 18-hole leader, was among the late starters.
Rory McIlroy had drawn gasps from the gallery when he pulled his driver from the bag at the start of his first round at the Open but there was nothing particularly daring about his strategy when he did the same thing at the start of the second day. Facing a circus-type putt at No. 5 from well off and under the green, he rolled a lengthy uphill putt inches from the cup for a tap-in par. Fans can be seen dodging the rolling ball.
"This is how the game should be played".
ESPN's Darren Rovell said that Woods' use of the tape has already helped the KT Tape's sales.
The result was numerous long approaches, but those two opportunities at the par-5s were wasted, along with a three-putt par at the 13th hole. He was walking with a certain swagger we're beginning to see each time he gets on a roll. He seems completely dialed in just like the old days, presumably because this comeback isn't new anymore and he's getting exhausted of top-10 finishes while his career wins total remains at 79.
"So it certainly could have been a little bit better". I've played in front of loads of people for the last eight years. The last time the Open was played at Carnoustie, Irishman Padraig Harrington took home the Claret Jug in 2007.
Woods, a three-time Open champion, has played solid golf this week at Carnoustie while a number of fellow pre-tournament favorites - notably Dustin Johnson and Justin Thomas - have faltered.
Woods bogeyed the second and third holes, but then managed birdies on the next two holes to get himself back to even on the day and on the week. "So it was a lot more irons off tees and a lot more conservative, but I ended up being the same score [as day one], so I'm pretty pleased with that".
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