Course, putter getting the better of Tiger Woods at AT&T National

He isn’t playing well, and he knows it. But there is another factor. Aronimink Golf Club is not your normal TPC layout, callaway ft-iz driver where weather conditions can be more of a factor in scoring than course conditions. It’s old (built in 1896) and it’s in the East where the grass is lush this time of year and the greens are firm and fast. It has hosted a PGA Championship, and Ryan Moore believes it is capable of hosting another major, given the chance. callaway x-24 hot irons “It’s certainly that type of golf course,“ said Moore, who has played it 3-under par in two rounds. “It’s certainly fair. The fairways aren’t too narrow. The greens are generous, but you have to put the ball in the right spot.“ It’s a course where the line between birdie and bogey is about as narrow as the mark from a lead pencil. Ishiner “It’s pretty much a course where you can’t make mistakes without paying for them,“ titleist 2010 ap2 irons said veteran David Toms, who is 1-over par after shooting 70-71. “You can’t miss fairways and expect to score. “You can’t miss greens and expect to score. If you try to play it safe and shoot for the center of the green you can end up having 30 or 40 foot putts, and you can’t expect to make many of those. taylormade burner superfast driver If you can’t make putts you can’t expect to score.“ It is a course setup that players used to see once at year, at the U.S. Open. Now, Toms said it is becoming more common at PGA Tour tournaments that are supposed to be special. The AT&T National, which is run by Woods’ foundation, was created to be special. Until this year it was played at Congressional Country Club in Maryland, callaway x22 which has hosted multiple major championships. In fact, the AT&T is here in the suburbs of Philadelphia this year and next while Congressional readies for the 2011 U.S. Open. When Woods announced his intention of bringing the tournament to Aronimink he said the course would give the players all the challenge they would want. x22 irons Last year, when he won the AT&T at Congressional, he held a 1-stroke lead after 36 holes. This year he has a mountain to climb if he is to repeat, and earn his first victory of what has been an abbreviated season for him. titleist ap2 “I’ve just got to put together two good rounds and see where that leaves me,“ he said. Woods took 30 putts on Thursday and 28 on Friday and was never able to gain any momentum. “When you’re not making any putts what are you going to do?,“ he asked. “No matter how good I drive it, it doesn’t matter because the putts aren’t going in. taylor made r9 irons I’ve just got to putt better.“ Woods explained that for some reason he couldn’t release the putter blade when he made his stroke. “This course is tough,“ he said, “ but I had some good looks and just didn’t make anything.“ As Toms’ sees it, that’s just the nature of a course like Aronimink. “You miss the fairway by a couple of feet and you’re in trouble,“ he said. r9 irons “You miss the green or miss it in the wrong place and you’re in trouble. There are a lot of ways to make bogey around here.“