Tiger Woods makes cut at PGA Championship, will play over weekend

Tiger Woods returning to the game of golf has been the story of the season even though he has only appeared in two tournaments. Playing in The Masters back in April, Woods gave it another go with the PGA Championship at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, OK.

Woods was able to make the cut, finishing two shots above the line at 3-over. Thursday was rough for the iconic golfer, shooting 4-over in a round full of bogeys. He finished with seven bogeys and just three birdies. Of the first four holes, Woods was 3-over and was playing catch-up from the beginning.

Friday was better for Woods, even if it was not his best golf. He shot a 1-under 69 and was shooting pars for most of the day. Woods double-bogeyed the 11th hole after making the turn with a birdie. From there, he propelled himself to safety thanks to birdies on No. 13 and No. 16.

Woods will now play over the weekend and make his second consecutive cut at a major championship. He has not played in any other tournaments this season, still recovering from injuries. While it may not be the level we’re used to see, what we’re seeing from Woods at important tournaments is simply incredible.

Alabama head coach Nick Saban shares hilarious story on Tiger Woods pairing

Alabama head coach Nick Saban pulled out his golf clubs this week to participate in the Regions Tradition Pro-Am tournament at the Greystone Golf and Country Club in Birmingham, Alabama. A veteran at these types of charity events, he brings experience alongside a number of different partners.

However, as Nick Saban told the crew on McElroy and Cubelic in the Morning prior to his round on Wednesday, one former Pro-Am partner stands out above the rest.

“When I played in a Pro-Am when I was at Michigan State – in the old Buick Open in 1997 or 1998 – it was the first time Tiger (Woods) won The Masters and he was like 22 or 23-years old,” Saban started. “This was like the weekend before we started fall camp, so they call and say, ‘will you play in the Pro-Am?’ And I said, ‘I can’t play there, then we’ve got practice starting in three days.” So they said, ‘well if you can play with Tiger will you play?’ And I said, ‘yeah.’

“So that was my favorite Pro-Am, and it was quite an experience. His caddie was Fluff in those days, who was a great guy, and it was really a lot of fun.”