The last time Bethpage Black hosted the U.S. Open, Tiger Woods was last man standing, winning golf's national championship by three shots in 2002. Yesterday, Woods said he "liked his chances" returning to Long Island this weekend. (Photo courtesy of Newsday)
After shooting a final-round 65 two weeks ago to win the Memorial Tournament, Tiger Woods was immediately installed as the prohibitive favorite to win this weekend's 109th United States Open Championship, which tees off tomorrow on the Black course at Bethpage State Park in Farmingdale, New York. Woods, who won the U.S. Open at the Black in 2002, offered an honest assessment of his game yesterday that put the field on notice.
"I like my chances at any major," said Woods. "I just enjoy having to think your way around a golf course." Woods had a better thought process than anyone else in the field seven years ago, when he was the only player to leave Long Island having broken par. "Here, if you shoot 68, you're moving up on the leaderboard," said the world's best player, who will tee off at 8:06 a.m. Eastern time tomorrow morning with Masters winner Angel Cabrera and Padraig Harrington, who won last year's Open Championship and PGA Championship. Woods missed both of those majors while rehabbing his torn ACL.
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