Tiger Takes His MDF Streak Into Honda Saturday

Nothing like mushy lift, clean and place Florida golf to bring us back to reality after last week's thrilling match play, meaning the main intrigue heading into Honda Classic Saturday is Tiger's one-PGA Tour event streak of MDF's, MadeCut DidNot Finish.

Bob Harig on a Honda Friday where Tiger's short game came alive on the back nine in time to help him make the 36-hole cut.

"I was actually over the cut line, what after the bogey at 11,'' Woods said. "That was a hell of a bogey. I had a couple of loose iron shots coming in, and it was just a grind.''

If there is a bright spot for Woods, it was his short game around the greens. He saved par three times from bunkers and saved par on six of his last nine holes. He missed a 10-foot putt for birdie at the 18th hole or he'd have birdied all four of the par 5s through two rounds.

"Yeah, the short game was spotty, and now it's good again,'' Woods said. "So now I just need my ballstriking to come around.''

There is some precedent for a huge Honda comeback, Brian Wacker reminds us in mentioning Tiger's 11-shot deficit to Rory McIlroy two years ago.