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Tiger Woods returns to the links this weekend as the PGA Tour tees offat Quail Hollow in Charlotte, NorthCarolina for the Wachovia Championship. Tiger hasn't played since finishing second at TheMasters almost a month ago, so he should be well rested and ready to compete. Woods will be looking forhis first career win at QuailHollow in his third try at the Wachovia. Woods' best finish in this tournamentcame back in 2004 when he tied for third, while he tied for 11thplace a year later in 2005. Woods decided to skip thistournament last season when Jim Furyk finished at 12-under par and won the tourney by defeating Trevor Immelman in aplayoff. That was the third straight year that the Wachovia had been decided inextra holes. It was also the second straight year that Furyk was involved in thefinal playoff. The previous year Furyk faced Vijay Singh and Sergio Garcia in a three-way battle, which Singh went on to win. In 2004 Joey Sindelar went to a playoff with Arron Oberholser and came away with the tournament victory. The first year the Wachovia was played in 2003 was the only year the tournament was not decided in a playoff. David Toms won the inaugural tournamentthat year with a 10-under par score. Bet on PGA Golf at Wagerweb.com
Alongside Woods, Furyk andSingh, the rest of the PGA's biggest names will be in North Carolina thisweekend. Some of these big names will include Luke Donald, Ernie Els, RetiefGoosen, Masters champ Zach Johnson, Phil Mickelson and Adam Scott. Another name to keep youreye on this weekend is Scott Verplank. The veteran Verplank is coming off a bigwin in last weekend's EDS Byron Nelson Championship after edging Luke Donald bya single stroke. Verplank was a rock on the final three holes of the ByronNelson, and he'll need the same sure hand on the back end of the Wachovia. Thefinal three holes at Quail Hollow rank up there with some of the toughest holeson the PGA Tour, which makes mounting a late comeback difficult to pull off, andmakes a playoff must-see TV. Bet on Golf at WagerWeb.com. |
