GAINESVILLE, Va. – Maybe his chip shot on No. 5 to 5 feet for birdie was the key up and down he talked about earlier this week. Maybe that approach to 1 1/2 feet at the 12th hole was the metaphorical fork in the road he’s been waiting for.
Maybe, just maybe, that scrappy 68 on Day 1 at the Quicken Loans National will be recounted as the epiphany that wrested Tiger Woods from his long competitive swoon.
He’s certainly been waiting for it. We all have.
Waiting for the guy who has won 79 PGA Tour events and 14 majors to play like it.