Of Course Tiger's First Hole Eagle Putt Was 24 Feet, 8 Inches
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The stars keep aligning this week at the Genesis Invitational, as Tiger’s first hole eagle putt measured out at 24 feet, 8 inches according to ShotLink.
Just over two weeks since Kobe Bryant’s passing, the former No, 24 and No. 8 of the Los Angeles Lakers, here is Woods’ eagle putt en route to an opening 69.
Tiger was asked about it after the round:
Q. Tiger, can you talk about the first hole and the eighth hole where you made the eagle putt from 24 feet eight inches, Kobe's numbers, and then you get to No. 8 that's dedicated to Kobe and you birdied that?
TIGER WOODS: Yeah, it's ironic, isn't it? He was a -- it was a nice way to start. I didn't know about the putt being that long. As I said, ironic that having those two numbers. And then No. 8, happened to hit one in there close and had a nice little kick-in there for birdie.
You know, no matter what we do, I think for a while we're going to always remember Kobe and what he meant, and especially here in SoCal and the entire sports world. Like I said, very ironic that I happened to have those numbers on those holes and those exact measurements.
