Twitter reacts to Tiger Woods’ amazing bunker shot at British Open

Tiger Woods looked like his old self in the final two rounds of The Open Championship over the weekend, and he really turned back the clock with an insanely difficult bunker shot on Sunday.

After putting his tee shot into a deep pot bunker at the par-4 11th hole, it seemed like Woods would have to lay up because of the infamous creek that runs across the front of the green. Clearly feeling as confident as ever, Tiger had other plans:

Them: "When you hit it in a pot bunker, you have to just pitch out and try and play for par"

Tiger: "Hold my beer."pic.twitter.com/TLVnFEMoeW

— Daniel Rapaport (@Daniel_Rapaport) July 22, 2018

That was a pitching wedge from Tiger, and the ferocity with which he swung should give you an idea of how difficult the shot was. He was unable to sink his birdie putt, but he saved par to hang onto the lead at the time on what could have very easily been a bogey.

As you might expect, Twitter loved the aggressiveness:

Rest of #TheOpen field watching Tiger Woods sit atop the leaderboard and hit impossible shots out of fairway bunkers like it’s a year in which Al Gore is a presidential candidate pic.twitter.com/jqr81yvqow

— Tyler Conway (@jtylerconway) July 22, 2018

Tiger: (drives into bunker off the tee)
Announcers: I don’t think you will see him go for the green here.
Tiger: pic.twitter.com/B1drHt166h

— LethalWarDaddy (@TvilleNole) July 22, 2018

Tiger Woods after that bunker shot at 10… pic.twitter.com/KWJnbRXAT0

— Christopher Lavinio (@ChrisLavinio) July 22, 2018

That bunker shot from Tiger at the 10th pic.twitter.com/JcdtGp9Ucb

— it was 1 4 1 (@trashcanjake) July 22, 2018

Okay. That bunker shot was vintage. Tiger is stalking these guys. pic.twitter.com/fuUKSQKg6d

— Danny Kanell (@dannykanell) July 22, 2018

That FW bunker shot by Tiger tho… pic.twitter.com/Fi3GY6AegO

— Scott Langley (@Scott_Langley) July 22, 2018

I just watched Tiger Woods hit a bunker shot 145 yards over water and onto the green. pic.twitter.com/4qu1DEgcOh

— Carter’s Tweeter account is Under Construction. (@CarterChapley) July 22, 2018

Woods has been dealing with a minor injury throughout The Open, but he was clearly telling the truth when asked about it on Thursday.

Tiger Woods says neck injury requiring tape is ‘no big deal’

Fans of Tiger Woods were sent into a frenzy on Thursday morning when the 14-time major champion showed up to The Open Championship with two pieces of therapeutic tape on the back of his neck, but Woods insists the ailment is a minor one.

After he shot an even-par 71 in the opening round, Tiger was asked about his neck injury and if it affected his game.

“It was a hell of a lot better than my back hurting,” he said with a smile. “Yeah, I’ve been taped up, bandaged up — it’s just that you were able to see this one. It’s no big deal. Just gotta play.”

Earlier in the day, Tiger’s camp revealed that the injury was something that popped up overnight.

Per his camp: @TigerWoods woke up with stiff neck, put on KT tape and quickly felt better. No big deal, nothing major.

— Steve DiMeglio (@Steve_DiMeglio) July 19, 2018

Woods obviously has a lengthy injury history and has been forced to withdraw from a number of tournaments, but it doesn’t sound like there is any risk of that at The Open Championship. As he mentioned, he’s dealt with far worse injuries throughout his career.

Watch: Ian Poulter hits luckiest shot of British Open

Ian Poulter struggled a bit in the first round of The Open Championship on Thursday, but the end result could have been a lot worse if not for one of the luckiest shots you will ever see on a golf course.

Poulter’s tee shot on the 18th hole found some thick rough, and he tried to muscle his ball out and fly it to the green on his second shot. He ended up not catching nearly enough of it, and it looked as though the ball was going to roll into a creek. Poulter was fortunate to watch it take a big bounce over the creek, but then the ball rolled into a bunker. It didn’t stay in the bunker, however, as it somehow rolled over the lip and trickled up near the green.

Just have a look at this:

Ian Poulter hit probably the luckiest shot of his life and his reaction tells the tale. Jean van de Velde probably threw the remote at his TV pic.twitter.com/LnEDMrz7iv

— Born Salty (@cjzero) July 19, 2018

Poulter managed to save par and finish with a score of 2-over for the round, which wasn’t all that great on a day where the leaders finished 4- and 5-under. Still, even he couldn’t resist smiling after catching that break. I guess when you make some of the most clutch putts of the season you’re bound to get lucky at least once.