Woods duo's birdie blitz falls short at PNC Championship
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Tiger Woods narrowly missed out on a fairy-tale victory in his return to competitive golf on Sunday after a final round birdie blitz came up short at the PNC Championship family tournament in Florida.
Woods, playing in his first event since suffering career-threatening injuries in a car crash 10 months ago, reeled off 11 consecutive birdies alongside his 12-year-old son Charlie to card a 15-under-par 57 to finish on 25-under-par in the two-round tournament at the Ritz Carlton Golf Course in Orlando.
However, the Woods duo were unable to close with a 12th birdie on the par-five 18th hole, settling for par and missing the chance to put the pressure on two-time major champion John Daly, playing with his son John Daly II.
The Daly duo eventually closed with a birdie to match the Woods's second-round 57 and finish on 27-under-par for a two-shot victory.
A weary Woods, who almost needed to have his shattered right leg amputated after his car crash in Los Angeles in February, said afterwards he was simply grateful to be playing again.
"I'm just happy and thankful that I'm able to do this," Woods told NBC television. I still have my own leg, which was questionable for a while, and it's functioning. I'm just really tired - I'm not used to this.
Tiger Woods narrowly missed out on a fairy-tale victory in his return to competitive golf on Sunday after a final round birdie blitz came up short at the PNC Championship family tournament in Florida.
Woods, playing in his first event since suffering career-threatening injuries in a car crash 10 months ago, reeled off 11 consecutive birdies alongside his 12-year-old son Charlie to card a 15-under-par 57 to finish on 25-under-par in the two-round tournament at the Ritz Carlton Golf Course in Orlando.
However, the Woods duo were unable to close with a 12th birdie on the par-five 18th hole, settling for par and missing the chance to put the pressure on two-time major champion John Daly, playing with his son John Daly II.
The Daly duo eventually closed with a birdie to match the Woods's second-round 57 and finish on 27-under-par for a two-shot victory.
A weary Woods, who almost needed to have his shattered right leg amputated after his car crash in Los Angeles in February, said afterwards he was simply grateful to be playing again.
"I'm just happy and thankful that I'm able to do this," Woods told NBC television. I still have my own leg, which was questionable for a while, and it's functioning. I'm just really tired - I'm not used to this.
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