Woods needs ‘ some breathing space’ after opening tee shot at PGA

MOVE aside and let the man go through. After smashing his opening tee shot in the 104th PGA Championship, Tiger Woods just wanted a little room as he made his way off the tee box.

Woods three times motioned to the on- course camera operator following him to give him “some breathing space.”

The American snapped at a cameraman who, he felt, was a little to close for comfort.

“Wanna give me dome breathing space, please?” said Woods as he starred at the cameraman. “Mind giving me some breathing space, please?” he added before adding, “back off,” as he gestured at the TV crew to move away.

Woods, Jordan Spieth and Rory Mcilroy all safely found the fairway on their opening hole, the 10th, with Woods hitting the longest tee shot on the downhill par four.

The 15- time major winner also produced the best second shot, hitting his approach from 95 yards to within three feet of the hole to set up an easy birdie.

Woods is back at the home of his 2007 PGA win at Southern Hill Country Club in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and is playing alongside fellow stars Rory Mcilroy and Jordan Spieth. The last time we saw Woods was when he miraculously made the cut at the Masters in his return to competitive golf following a single- car accident that nearly cost him his leg.

The chase to catch Jack Nicklaus’ major championship record is off and running as Tiger goes fairway metal off the tee and finds the short stuff with his first swing of the day. The Big Cat threw this one high in the air and perfectly lands it just a few feet in front of the pin.

Can’t do it any better than that, folks. No doubt about this one, straight putt from just a couple feet and that’s an opening birdie.