London, England -- (SBWIRE) -- 09/07/2010 -- Tiger Woods spent most of the back nine first four holes at the Deutsche Bank Championship muttering. Tiger, Woods repeated after coming up short on a birdie putt on the par-4, 461-yard 12th hole.
On the next hole, another long par 4, his woes continued; this time, he hooked his tee shot way left, toward the fans behind the ropes, and followed up on his second shot by landing his ball over the back of the green. He was able to make par, though, with a beautifully placed chip shot three feet to the left of the pin.
And the blade was not exactly cooperating either. There were no three-putts on the day, but 11 two putts at times when he needed the birdie, he was often pushing the ball just short or too long, sometimes wide.
This act of saving oneself from the edge manifested itself all afternoon. Woods finished tied for 87th at 1 over par, but was miserable off the tee all afternoon as the conditions grew soggier, so too, it seemed, did his drives. He averaged 290 yards off the tee, but landed on just two fairways on the front nine, and six of 14 in total.
I saw him step away from three putts, said 17 year old Ashland resident Ryan Kennedy at the first hole. He does not look as confident today. He does not seem to have that air of confidence we have seen from him before.
I just did not have it today, Woods said. Just did not really doing what I was supposed to be doing out there swing wise, and then was not releasing the putter blade out there and was dragging it a little bit. It was a bad day all around.
Kennedy was here with his pal Sam Bronstein, his co captain on this year golf team at Ashland High, and the two sprinted from spot to spot with each shot Woods took. Bronstein, at that moment, pulled a divot out of his pocket giddily. This is from his shot on the 13th, he said, beaming.
You have just got to battle back, he added. I tried to stay focused on what I was doing out there, and I got it back a little bit. I felt I could have got a couple more out of it, actually.
Great job, Tiger someone screamed as Tiger finished up par for the fifth hole, walking to the next tee.
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