Watch: Tiger Woods drains fantastic shot, makes young fan's day
Tiger Woods has shown flashes of the old Tiger on numerous occasions since returning from back surgery last year.
Another of those moments came Wednesday on the eighth hole of the Memorial pro-am at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Ohio.
Woods missed the green but made up for it with a sweet chip-in from the rough.
Chip in from the rough ✔️
Make a young fan's day ✔️Tiger Woods gets it.#LiveUnderPar pic.twitter.com/zFa4nQx3xo
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) May 30, 2018
He then did something even sweeter, retrieving the ball and tossing it to a young girl in the gallery named Ashby.
A special golf ball for Ashby. 🤗
New Tiger fan for life. 🐯 pic.twitter.com/YgVkdLzAlt— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) May 30, 2018
The shot might be a good omen for Tiger’s short game: He’s using his new TaylorMade Milled Grind wedges for the first time in competition.
Excited to be back at The Memorial. New @TaylorMadeGolf #MGwedge going in the bag this week. pic.twitter.com/wq83blgY20
— Tiger Woods (@TigerWoods) May 30, 2018
Woods was playing with someone who can relate to his spinal fusion surgery struggles: former NFL star Peyton Manning.
After nine holes with Tiger, the future Hall of Famer was impressed.
“He’s playing great,” Manning said. “He had an unbelievable chip-in back there on 8. It looked like an impossible lie to the amateur. It appeared to be an easy shot for him.”
"He sure is hitting the ball well today."
Peyton Manning likes what he sees from pro-am partner Tiger Woods. pic.twitter.com/83AerNFy8m
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) May 30, 2018
Manning, who won a Super Bowl after neck fusion surgery, said he understands how difficult Tiger’s comeback has been.
“I can certainly relate,” he said. “It’s about being flexible, being adaptive. I couldn’t throw the ball the same way after my injury. You learn to use your experience and your football intellect.”
The two superstars also enjoyed needling each other. For example, Woods mocked Manning’s TrackMan numbers.
Peyton Manning’s trackman data from driver at 17.
“2 iron numbers,” Tiger tells him with a grin. pic.twitter.com/FBvHxgVb0F— Dylan Dethier (@dylan_dethier) May 30, 2018
Tiger, who is paired with Justin Rose and Jason Dufner, is set to tee off at 8:26 a.m. Eastern time Thursday as the Memorial gets underway.
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