Video of Tiger Woods Flubbing a Chip Into a Bunker Is As Relatable As It Gets

Tiger Woods is working off the rust at the Hero World Challenge.

Jeff Ritter | Dec 1, 2023

Video of Tiger Woods Flubbing a Chip Into a Bunker Is As Relatable As It Gets /

Tiger Woods has returned at the Hero World Challenge this week for his first competitive event since the Masters. It's a 20-man, no-cut event in the Bahamas, and naturally all eyes are on Woods.

Tiger himself admitted on Thursday after an opening-round 75 that he was mentally rusty. Still, overall he looked impressive while playing most of his round near level par.

But the short game can always use some fine tuning, as a video of Woods at the practice green, shot by SI Golf's Bob Harig, has gone viral. In the clip, Woods sets up for a pitch shot over a bunker, take a swing, and flops it directly into the sand trap. It's a move any recreational golfer can relate to. Here it is:

Looks like Woods straightened himself out on his next practice attempt. He's set to compete in the Bahamas through the weekend, and will then play in the PNC Championship with his son, Charlie, Dec. 14-17 in Orlando.

Published Dec 1, 2023

JEFF RITTER

Jeff Ritter is the managing director of SI Golf. He has more than 20 years of sports media experience, and previously was the general manager at the Morning Read, where he led that business's growth and joined SI as part of an acquisition in 2022. Earlier in his career he spent more than a decade at SI and Golf Magazine, and his journalism awards include a MIN Magazine Award and an Edward R. Murrow Award for sports reporting. He received a bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan and a master's from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism.