Tiger Woods at Bridgestone Invitational 2013: Day 2 Recap and Twitter Reaction

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Published: August 2, 2013

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Tiger Woods just missed out on making history in the second round of the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational in Akron, Ohio on Friday, as the No. 1 player in the world shot a nine-under 61. If he would've shot two strokes better, he would've had the sixth 59 in PGA Tour history.

According to ESPN Stats & Info, Tiger's round tied the Firestone Country Club record as well as his personal best:



Woods had this to say following the round, via CBS Sports' Kyle Porter:

I had it going today, four under through three is always a nice thing to have.

I could have done it. The good news is I've done it before. I felt pretty relaxed, if I hadn't ever shot 59 before it would have been a different story. It wasn't out of the realm of being uncomfortable.

Here’s a look at Tiger’s scorecard for the day:



Woods birdied the opening hole of the course, but he was just getting warmed up. He was on the green in two shots on the par-five second and sunk a 20-foot putt for an eagle.

He couldn’t have asked for a better start to the day, and Golf Channel's Jason Sobel seemed to agree with that statement:



Tiger would birdie the third hole to go to four under through three holes. A couple of poor shots on the fourth, fifth and sixth didn’t help his progress, as he parred all three holes. A birdie on the seventh put him at five under on the day.

Tiger's putting really helped him move up the leaderboard, as he only needed seven putts through the opening seven holes. PGA Tour Media's official Twitter account had an appropriate hashtag for Tiger's putting performance:



ESPN Stats & Info was already starting to think about how Tiger would finish the second round, noting how he could tie or break his career low:



Tiger would par the final two holes on the front nine to head to ...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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