Tiger Woods at World Golf Final 2012: Day 2 Recap and Analysis

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Published: October 10, 2012

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Tiger Woods bounced back from a disappointing Day 1 performance to defeat Matt Kuchar today at the World Golf Final, but weather did not allow him to carry his momentum into a showdown with Rory McIlroy. 

In yesterday's loss to Charl Schwartzel, Woods faltered in the front nine before making a late surge to catch his opponent heading to the 18th hole. But a bogey to close out the day cost Woods a point.

Seemingly motivated from the disappointing defeat, Woods played an excellent round to start Day 2 of the tournament, which will award $1.5 million to the winner.

Woods shot a 67 at Antalya Golf Club in Turkey today, earning a victory over Kuchar and giving him a significantly better chance at advancing to the semifinals.



The only match in the group stage Woods has left to play is against Rory McIlroy. This clash between the world’s top-ranked golfers is certainly the marquee event of the tournament, but the drama was delayed a day by storms, as noted by PGA.com. The match is reset for Thursday.

McIlroy has not played well in Turkey thus far, losing both of his matches. He had a rough time on the back nine yesterday, hitting a triple bogey and two double bogeys, and ended up losing to Kuchar after shooting a 76.

Today, the young Northern Irishman lost to Schwartzel, who had three birdies in the final four holes to win 71-70.



Through two of the three matches in Group A, Schwartzel is in the lead with two points from his two wins, while Woods and Kuchar each have a point apiece. McIlroy is at the bottom of the standings with no points.

But Woods is technically ahead of Kuchar due to a superior overall score in his two rounds thus far. Barring a spectacular performance from Kuchar, Woods would likely finish as one of the top two players in the group with a win over McIlroy, earning him a semifinal birth. 

Given the form Woods d...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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