Woods ranked 77th in the 144-player field in that statistic.Īccording to a TaylorMade catalog from 1989, the Tour Preferred drivers were made with stronger-than-usual lofts, but the designs utilized “tri-dimensional weighting” to move the center of gravity lower and farther back in the heads. Fred Couples, who went on to win that week, averaged 282.5 yards in the first two rounds, while Davis Love III, the 36-hole leader who eventually fell in a playoff to Couples, averaged 283.8. Woods averaged 263.3 yards off the tee in his two rounds at Riviera, slightly below the field average (263.9 yards) for those two days and 25 yards between the leader in that category (Joey Sindelar, 288.0 yards).
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To celebrate Woods’ 30-year anniversary of his PGA TOUR debut, we wanted to take a closer look at the driver the 16-year-old Woods used that week (Want to read more on Tiger’s historic gear? Click here for more on Tiger’s famed Scotty Cameron Newport 2 putter).Īs a TaylorMade representative has confirmed, young Woods used a TaylorMade Tour Preferred Burner Plus driver equipped with a “Tour Gold From TaylorMade” shaft. Most notably for our Equipment Report, there have been huge advancements in club technology since 1992. Much has changed in the world of golf, as well. He’s back at Riviera this week as the host of the tournament now known as The Genesis Invitational. Woods went on to amass a record-tying 82 TOUR wins, including 15 majors. Little did we know what the next three decades would hold. The 16-year-old needed permission from his school principal to play, and he called it a “life-changing moment for me” after shooting 72-75 to miss the cut. This year marks the 30th anniversary of Tiger Woods’ PGA TOUR debut at Riviera Country Club. World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play
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