Tiger Woods at Memorial Tournament 2015: Thursday Leaderboard Score, Reaction

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Published: June 4, 2015

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Tiger Woods struggled mightily off of the tee en route to a one-over 73 on Thursday in the first round of the 2015 Memorial Tournament at Muirfield Village Golf Club.  

Woods, who's playing in his first event since the Players Championship one month ago, looked completely out of whack with the driver. He was able to string together some more consistent play on the front nine (he started on the back) but couldn't totally overcome the early woes.

Let's look at how his opening round played out while grouped with Jason Day and Patrick Reed. His scorecard is followed by the current leaderboard and a recap of his wild trip around Muirfield.

 

Round 1 Scorecard



 

Current Leaderboard



 

Thursday Recap

Woods has endured plenty of ups and downs throughout his career. There have been incredible hot streaks but also some droughts during swing changes or while going through personal issues. The one constant has been his expectation to contend every time he shows up to an event.

This week is certainly no different. Bob Harig of ESPN.com passed along comments from the 14-time major champion, who talked about trying to find top form: "It's about peaking at the right time, getting everything organized. The main thing is I want to be able to start playing well again, be in contention with a chance to win. I was there at Augusta with a chance, I'd like to get there more often and give myself more opportunities to win."

His limited schedule—this is just his second event since the Masters in early April—makes it difficult to find any tournament rhythm, though. He was once again erratic off of the tee with the driver, and it cost him dearly.

Woods bogeyed each of the first two holes to put himself behind the eight ball immediately. ESPN Stats & Info shared an interesting tidbit bas...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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