Tiger moments at St. Andrews about more than claret jugs – WAVY.com

The greatest feat of Tiger Woods at St. Andrews was never captured on television. There was nothing extraordinary about his victory in the 2005 British Open. It was the second claret jug Woods won on the Old Course, cementing an affection so deep for St. Andrews that he was never going to miss it this year as long as he could walk. Woods never trailed over the final 63 holes. He led by as many as six shots in the final round and won by five. Still, he knew right away that Sunday was going to be special based on the practice range. Starting his warm-up of full swings with a wedge, his first shot hit the wooden 100-yard sign. And then he did it again. And again. And again. “Four straight times,” Woods said in an interview later that year with The Associated Press. “I hit a couple of little wedges to loosen up, then hit to the sign. Peppered it four straight times in the air on the right zero — not the middle zero, the right zero.” The story gets better. Standing behind him was Hank Haney, his swing coach at the time, who watched quietly before…
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