Tiger Woods’ Strong 2013 PGA Season Will Carry over into Players Championship

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Published: May 7, 2013

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Categorically, Tiger Woods has been nothing to write home about at the Players Championship. The current World No. 1 golfer has not won the event since 2001, and TPC Sawgrass has not been kind to him since 2009, when he finished eighth. 

Luckily for Woods, he's in a position to carry over his 2013 PGA Tour success to a tournament that has not been kind to him in the past. 

After a disappointing finish at the Abu Dhabi HBC Championship, Woods bounced back strong, winning three solo tournaments and the Tavistock Cup before finishing tied for fourth at the Masters with Marc Leishman and behind Jason Day, Angel Cabrera and winner Adam Scott. 

Here's a look at how Woods has fared so far this year:

Tiger Woods' 2013 Tournaments Tournament Finish Abu Dhabi HBC Championship   CUT Farmers Insurance Open 1 WGC-Accenture Match Play Open  T-33 Honda Classic T-37 WGC-Cadillac Championship 1 Tavistock Cup (Team Albany, +7) 1 The Masters Tournament T-4  

The Players Championship (May 9-12 in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.) will be his first tournament since his top-five finish at Augusta National nearly a month ago. 

He'll be paired with Matt Kuchar and Brandt Snedeker for the first two rounds of one of the PGA's most noticeable events (h/t PGATour.com), and will have a chance to both increase his money lead on the Tour while getting ready for the final three majors—the Open Championship, U.S. Open and PGA Championship—later this year. 

For whatever reason Tiger has not been able to sustain success at TPC Sawgrass over the years. His tournament victory in 2001 was one of the most impressive of his early-career non-major victories, categorized by a putt that lives on in golfing lore. 



While the 2001 tournament was a highlight of Woods' career, his recent trips to Florida for the Players Championship have not ...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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