Now, isn't that disappointing?

Tiger never plays golf for fun

Tiger Woods, the host of the $6million tournament, moved to the top of the leaderboard midway through the second round of the AT&T National with a four-under 66 at Bethesda, Maryland.

Woods, who made three birdies during a four-hole stretch, was at 10-under 130, one shot ahead of Rod Pampling, who had a 64.
Anthony Kim, the first-round leader at eight-under par, teed off in the afternoon.
During his post-round Press Conference, Tiger let it be known that he has no interest in playing golf on holiday.
"I don't play golf on my vacations," Woods told reporters. "I get away from it when I'm at home."
The winner of 14 majors said golf does not hold any interest for him in his spare time.
"I'd never, ever have a golfing vacation because it's not interesting for me to go out there and do that," said the married father of two.
Editor's note: Isn't that disappointing news. To the best player in the world, golf is his job, not a sport to enjoy.

So you want to play a shot like Tiger Woods? Try this ....

Tiger Woods first tried the shot in competition during the third round at the Memorial, choking up (going down) on the grip of his driver about 2 inches, and he pulled it off to perfection. He used it again on the eighth hole in the first round of the AT&T National.

Woods said he began working on the shot a few months ago, and the idea is to give him a range that is a little less than a full driver, and a little more than a full three-wood.The eighth hole played 341 yards on Thursday, a slightly elevated green that makes it nearly impossible to drive, but Woods wanted to take the bunkers out of play.

“A full driver I felt would get me too far down there, and a three-wood couldn’t take the bunkers out of play,” he said. “So it’s nice to have a little bit of a 'tweener.' I drop (my grip) down (the shaft) and hit just this little softy cut out there. It’s a lot further than my three-wood, but it’s nowhere near a full driver, and I can keep that in play.”

Editor's note: So, give that a try on the practice ground before you use it in the next medal competition. Of course, many years before Tiger was born, a certain John Panton was playing all sorts of improvised shots, including going down the shaft by more than two inches, to get under the wind that always blew when the Northern Open was played over links courses in April.