tiger's first PGA start IP: 108.212.84.252 Posted on February 11, 2023 at 11:01:35 AM by Chuckster
tiger's first start on the PGA Tour came at Riviera when he was 16 years old (as an amateur), he weighed 140 pounds. Looking back on his first tee shot he compared it to "rigor mortis"...
“I teed the ball up and I was totally fine with my practice swings, no big deal,” Woods recalled. “I get over the golf ball, no big deal. Look down the fairway, like ho hum, it's an easy tee shot from No. 1 at Riv.
“I take it back and the club felt like it weighed like eight tons. I didn't know if I could get it to the top of my swing. I’d never felt the club get that heavy. I was nervous, like I always am before an event, but I had never felt so awkward going back.”