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Tiger Woods made a solid start to his 2022 PGA Championship campaign. Putting his impeccable game on display, he hit several good drives off-the-tee and crisp iron and approach shots. However, the 15-time major championship winner stole the limelight, not only with his perfect golf game but even with his choice of food during the opening round.

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The former World No. 1 made headlines for his gigantic sandwich at Southern Hills Country Club yesterday. Tiger Woods ate his colossal sandwich while waiting with his playing partners on the 14th hole tee box. The sandwich was wrapped in silver foil, but the size of it was mammoth. Notably, he was in conversation with his playing partners, Jordan Spieth and Rory McIlroy, while he grabbed a bite of the large-sized meal.

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Even the ESPN announcers present with the group were taken aback by the size of Woods’ epic sandwich. Host Scott Van Pelt said, “Stop at the sub shop? What are we doing?” While analyst Dave Flemming responded to Pelt’s comments, saying, “That’s not a power bar? It’s full-on breakfast.”

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After consuming the mammoth sandwich, the World Golf Hall of Fame member hit an impressive shot on the 14th hole and rolled in his birdie putt to move to two-under-par through five holes on the back nine.

Pictures of the 82-time PGA Tour winner consuming the big sandwich circulated all over social media, and Tiger’s fans were delighted to see him back on the golf course since the 2022 Masters.

Golf world reacts to Tiger Woods’ insane sandwich

Tiger fans from all over the globe were taken aback by the size of the sandwich. While the majority were amazed, others were simply happy to see Woods play at the major championship event.

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What score did Tiger shoot on Thursday?

Woods made a solid start to the 104th PGA Championship at Southern Hills Country Club. He opened the major championship event with a round of four-over-par, 74. As a result, he finished the first round with an overall score of four-over-par and is in tied 99th position on the leaderboard.

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His final round included five bogeys and one birdie on the front nine; Tiger moved out in four-over-par, 39. He made two birdies and two bogeys on the back nine to wrap up his opening round.

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