Tiger Woods in Akron shooting for yet another win in WGC Bridgestone Invitational
Released on = August 2, 2007, 12:04 pm
Press Release Author = GolfPublisher Syndications
Industry = Media
Press Release Summary = Tiger
Woods shooting for yet another win in WGC Bridgestone
Invitational. PGA Tour news at WorldGolf.com
Press Release Body = From WorldGolf.com News Services,
Golf Publisher Syndications
If he\'s not a horse for the course at Firestone Country Club, then he\'s certainly a
Tiger for the track.
Tiger Woods is looking to continue his incredible run of success at the Akron, Ohio,
course Thursday when first-round play begins in the World
Golf Championships\'
Bridgestone Invitational. In eight starts at the event, the world\'s top-ranked
player has won five times, finished second once and never finished worse than
fourth.
\"Each and every year I\'ve played this golf course, it just seems to have worked
out,\" Woods told reporters Wednesday as he prepared to defend his title after
beating Stewart Cink in a playoff last year.
\"I don\'t know what it is about this golf
course; it just looks right. For some
reason I\'ve had some success here.\"
Indeed, he has. In 32 rounds at Firestone, Woods has shot in the 60s a total of 23
times and is a total of 83 under par.
\"I\'ve had some success here, but I think it\'s just because I
love old, traditional
golf courses,\" Woods said. \"We don\'t get a chance to play
these types of venues
anymore. There are certain venues that I think all the players thoroughly enjoy
playing, and this is one of them.\"
Woods said he enjoys the tree-lined course where what you see is normally what you
get. He won three straight at Firestone from 1999-2001, including a record-setting
performance in 2000 when he equaled the course record of 61 and shot a 21-under-par
259 for the tournament.
\"There are no elephant burial grounds out there -- it\'s right there in front of you
and you just have to go play,\" Woods said. \"This golf course, its only defense
really is the weather. It\'s soft, and the guys are going to go low.
\"But if it\'s firm like it is now, then I think the guys are going to have a hard
time making birdies.\"
Woods ranks Firestone among his favorite places to play.
\"I\'ve always felt comfortable here and if you look at my record overall over the
years, it\'s been pretty good,\" Woods said. \"I think there are basically four venues
that I\'ve had a lot of success at. This is one of them … (along with) Torrey Pines,
Augusta and St. Andrews.
\"Those are places I seem to play well every time I go there. Certain
golf
courses
just fit your eye and it\'s hard to explain, but this is one of them for me.\"
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August 2, 2007
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