MIAMI: Steve Stricker could be forgiven for regretting he helped Tiger Woods with his putting before the WGC-Cadillac Championship, but after losing to him by two shots yesterday, Stricker said he simply did what golfing buddies do.
Woods had been unhappy with his putting at the Honda Classic last week, complaining of his inability to find the touch he had displayed in his January victory at Torrey Pines. But a 45-minute session with leading putter Stricker put that right.
Asked how many strokes he thought he may have saved Woods over the week, Stricker replied: “I have no idea. Who knows? He might have putted just as well without my help.
“But he is happy, he feels really good about what he is doing on the greens and that’s a good thing, even though he clipped me by a couple of shots,” he said.
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