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Singh in hunt for third PGA crown
Topic Started: Apr 2 2013, 02:06 AM (108 Views)
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Even for a guy who loves to play golf, who practices incessantly and is known for his unrelenting work ethic, Vijay Singh might have preferred to put his feet up and sit back Friday and be anywhere but the Ocean Course.

But this is a major championship and Singh is a two-time PGA champion. His morning tee time had him playing in a gale with the burner 2.0 irons . So he did.

"If you had a golf course like this and you asked me to go and play golf in windy conditions, I'd say no, I'm not going to play,'' Singh said Friday afternoon after he shot the best score of the day, a 3-under-par 69. "I guess nobody is going to go out and play in conditions like this.

"But it is a major, and we have to go out there and just struggle and manage yourself the best you can with the taylormade burner 2.0 irons , I guess.''

Singh did that quite nicely on a trying day that produced whitecaps on the Atlantic Ocean while ball caps blew off spectators' heads. The flags atop the Kiawah Island clubhouse were flapping, the hospitality tents rattling, nerves frayed.

The scoring average for those who played in the morning was 77.4 strokes, which made Singh's 69 all the more remarkable. He not only owns a share of the 36-hole lead with Tiger Woods and Carl Pettersson at 140, 4 under par with the i20 irons , but Singh will be in the final Saturday pairing with Woods.

Singh, 49, is a Hall of Famer with three major titles and a slew of wins around the world who is used to playing in all kinds of conditions. Experience certainly helps in such situations, although when sand is being blown in your face and the wind continues to batter, that doesn't mean much.

"Nobody is used to winds like this,'' said Singh, who was the only player in the entire field to break 70 with the fabulous i20 irons for sale online on Friday.” You’re saying, yeah, you're contending for a major. We didn't expect wind like this. Guys going out yesterday morning had no wind, and they're going out this afternoon. You can't say, well, it evens out. It doesn't. These are really strong winds. I love contending in majors, but you just contend with yourself and try to make a score if you can.''

Singh has not won since the last of his 34 PGA Tour victories in 2008 at the Deutsche Bank Championship.

But he has shown signs in recent months of finding his form and contending again and has lamented his inability to shoot the scores necessary to win.
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