Tiger Woods in PGA Championship at Bethpage Black

Tiger Woods in PGA Championship at Bethpage Black

Tiger Woods was 26 when he won that U.S. Open at Bethpage Black, winning the initial two legs of the Grand Slam and doing combating weeklong deluges on his approach to asserting his edge of history. What's more, however, it's not planned to rain this end of the week, Monday morning's training round needed to bring back some powerful recollections. 

There was Woods, around 8 a.m. at the main opening at Bethpage Black, dressed in a beanie and a sweater, batting harsh conditions once more: Rain, light however relentless, wind, and cold May temperatures during the 40s. The conditions currently are uncontrollably not the same as they were 17 years prior, however on account of Woods' epic resurgence, some real focuses remain the equivalent: Tiger Woods is endeavoring to win his second in a row major, and he's a top choice.

This time, it's the PGA Championship, and Woods on Thursday is slated to jump start at 8:24 a.m., close by ongoing significant victors Brooks Koepka and Francesco Molinari. Monday, he played golf with Billy Horschel and Brandt Snedeker, however, the gathering got isolated at later openings. Woods played nine holes, pulling in a tolerably vast group. It was by a long shot the greatest of any golfer's that morning, given the harsh conditions. 

Clad in downpour gear and warm sweaters, the hundred or so onlookers at the ninth gap remained generally bashful, with an incidental yell of "Go get them, Tiger" or "Go Tiger!" After wrapping up, Woods declined to sign signatures and was hurried to a vehicle with tinted windows sitting close by the green. 

It's trusted that Woods slipped on Long Island sometime around May 2, when his yacht, "Protection" was docked in Oyster Bay. Woods utilized a similar yacht to get to the U.S. Open in Shinnecock a year ago. 

In contrast to that competition, however, Woods is the unmistakable leader this end of the week, with SportsLine putting him at an 8-1 opportunity to win, in front of Dustin Johnson and Koepka (both 10-1) in the pool of 150 golfers. 

Despite whether he wins or loses, Woods' triumph at Augusta last April has established his heritage as one of the best rebound stories in game history. It was his fifteenth real title, yet his first in 11 years after close to home issues and back issues that finished in spinal combination medical procedure in 2017. What once appeared to be a close difficulty—getting up to speed to Jack Nicklaus' 18 noteworthy titles — presently looks solidly in reach. Furthermore, on account of the PGA Championship moving from August to May this year, everyone's eyes are on Long Island this end of the week.

In the wake of succeeding at Augusta, however, Woods' caddie, Joe LaCava, showed that Nicklaus' record was excessively far away to, even consider. 

"It's decent to get 15, yet 18 isn't an idea," LaCava revealed to Golf Digest at that point. "Presently that 15 is here, we should get to 16. Is the record in play? Beyond any doubt. The person's 43 years of age. A person like him could win when they're 50. Sixteen is the following mission." 

That venture starts Thursday, directly here at Bethpage Black.