Tiger Woods fails to make Tour Championship

Tiger Woods fails to make Tour Championship

There is still plenty of golf ahead for Tiger Woods this year but his PGA Tour season came to an early end at the BMW Championship on Sunday after he failed to earn a spot in the Tour Championship.

For the first time in 15-years, Woods finishes his PGA Tour season without claiming a single title but the world number one at least managed to exit on a positive note firing three birdies on a bogey-free back nine for a final round one-under 70.

The back-nine charge, however, was far too little, too late to earn Woods a place in the elite 30-man field for the lucrative season-ending Tour Championship in Atlanta. His one-under total of 283 left him in a tie for 15th and well out of the fifth place finish he needed to advance to the finale.

"That's just the way it is," shrugged Woods, when asked if he was disappointed not to be headed to Atlanta. "I didn't play well early in the year and I didn't play well in the middle of the year. "I would rather be there. I've played better than I have all this year. "But it is what it is. I didn't qualify and since I'm at home it gives me two weeks to practice and prepare."

"I think his game is like inches from being there," said Mickelson. "His speed is back. He's solid, very close. He's hitting shots. "He hit a lot of good shots there coming in. He made a couple of bogeys and followed up with a number of birdies there towards the end. "You can tell that his game is like inches from turning because his speed is back and his putter looks great. "His game is not far off at all. It looks very close to being right there."

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Woods expects Ryder Cup jeers

Woods expects Ryder Cup jeers

Tiger Woods wants to play a Ryder Cup in Europe again - even though he is promised a partisan reception.

The world number one was expected to be named as one of Corey Pavin's four wild cards later on Tuesday after finishing 12th and 11th in his last two events, a marked improvement on what came before.

America defend the trophy at Celtic Manor on October 1-3 and for Woods it would be a sixth cap. He made his debut at Valderrama in 1997 and also played at The Belfry in 2002 and the K Club four years ago.

"Well, on the road it's very different," he said after his closing 68 at the Deutsche Bank Championship in Boston on Monday.

"You get booed a lot, you get jeered and people say things they probably shouldn't say.

"Unfortunately I've seen it on both sides. They did it with Monty (European captain Colin Montgomerie), so it goes both ways and I've had that experience and understand how to deal with it and make it a positive thing.

"I missed the last one because I was hurt and it would be nice to be on the team.

"I enjoy playing in the Ryder Cup and going out there against those guys with my teammates and see if we can get it done."

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Tiger Woods Turns Down $75 Million Sponsorship Offer

Tiger Woods Turns Down $75 Million Sponsorship Offer

Ace golfer Tiger Woods has turned down a $75 million sponsorship offer from Paddy Power. The Irish bookmaker on Friday disclosed that they would make an improved offer to the golfer.
Sports drink brand Gatorade last week had ended their deal with the 14-time major champion winner. This was the third time a sponsorship deal was cancelled after Wood’s adulterous affairs came into limelight last year.
The Dublin-based company revealed that the initial offer made to Woods was a five year deal. The endorsement deals of the golfer before he took a hiatus from golf in December is estimated to have earned him $100 million annually.
Woods has yet not disclosed his return date to the golf field though he made a public media appearance for the first time recently.

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