Through four holes Tiger is -2 on today's front nine. He is 8 shots off the lead but only 5 shots from 2nd place so why should we have hope?
Tiger has won 14 majors through out his career including the US Open at Torrey Pines with a severely injured leg including fracture and torn ligament. Tiger is tough and can overcome the 15 players ahead of him at this point.
We should believe because anything can happen on the shores of Lake Michigan if the winds start to kick up the scores could start to balloon in the afternoon for the leaders.
The last time the PGA was held at Whistling Straights in 2004 Vigay Singh was -12 through three rounds and ended up with a winning score of -8 as the final round was by far the toughest of the tournament as the leaders came back to the pack.
Nick Watney, he has been playing unbelievable and I do mean unbelievable with his horrific game off the tee and his irons have miraculously saved him. Only once did Watney hit a fairway on the back nine yet ended up -2 for the back nine on Saturday, this isn't normal for a major and the law of averages will catch up to Watney. If he continues to miss fairways he could be looking at another non-70 round on Sunday but 80 is more possible than 60's.
Through Saturday Tiger has played the front nine at +5. His back nine has been terrific playing at -8. If Tiger can continue to play Tiger-like golf on the front nine with birdies on three of the first four holes he could have the greatest story in golf since Tin Cup because it would be a Hollywood finish if he can pull out a miraculous but not impossible victory at Whistling Straights. It's still possible.
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