10 Tiger Woods faces every golfer will recognise

These 10 Tiger Woods faces are something we can all relate to...

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Tiger Woods prepares to hug Mark O'Meara prior to the start of the 2015 Masters
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From the 'please get a good bounce' face to the 'I think I picked the wrong partner' face, these 10 Tiger Woods faces are something we can all relate to...

From the 'please get a good bounce' face to the 'I think I picked the wrong partner' face, these 10 Tiger Woods faces are something we can all relate to...

1 - The 'yes I know it's still me to play next' face

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Tiger Woods waits on a green during a practice round before the start of The Open

You've just ruined a great drive by topping your approach, or left a long putt 15ft short of the hole. What could possibly make that moment any worse? Your playing partners' gentle reminder, cheers mate.

2 - The 'just knocked it to 2ft for birdie' face

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Tiger Woods smiles on the Old Course during the 2010 Open

We'll never grow tired of this face. You can see how the weight of having to chip or line-up a testing putt has lifted right off the shoulders and forced its way up into a huge grin.

*Other uses - "Yes, I did have a 3 pointer there."

3 - The 'please get a good bounce' face

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Tiger Woods looks on anxiously during the 143rd Open at Hoylake

We've all been there, a great looking drive starts to fade that little bit more or a tidy approach catches a cross breeze and sails ever closer towards trouble. Should you get lucky, you can always claim you were squinting into the sun or wind...

Other uses* This look can be easily interchanged with the 'please don't go in that bunker' face.

4 - The 'the halfway hut better be open today' face

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Tiger Woods regretting playing a practice round at Carnoustie before the 2007 Open

We love to golf through thick and thin, but we all have to draw a line somewhere...

5 - The 'how the hell did that break that way' face

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Tiger Woods studies the 16th green at Royal Liverpool

Need we say more? This face is almost certainly brought out after a putt we've hit a hundred times that has always rolled in one direction, today decides it doesn't fancy it and stays dead straight.

6 - The 'I'd better acknowledge the captain' face

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Tiger Woods of USA acknowledges the crowd as he leaves the 18th at Turnberry

Golf club's are full of unique traditions, and treating the captain with a certain air of respect is probably one of the more understandable nuances.

7 - The 'I picked the wrong partner' face

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Tiger Woods and Jason Day embrace during The Players

After standing on the first tee so full of optimism, it soon becomes clear after yet another dropped shot that this partnership just isn't going to work out...

8 - The 'you found my ball!' face

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Tiger Woods prepares to hug Mark O'Meara prior to the start of the 2015 Masters

These type of playing partners are nothing short of heroes, saving you endless time searching in the rough and countless shots on your scorecard. That type of person deserves this type of face.

9 - The 'just bogeyed the last to miss buffer' face

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Tiger Woods walks off the 18th green in tears with his former caddy Steve Williams

A deflating feeling if ever there was one. Tripping over on the closing stretch can hit you like a sucker punch and haunt you for the rest of the week. Fingers crossed you rarely need to call on this face.

10 - The 'just birdied the last to make buffer' face

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Tiger Woods celebrates his victory at the end of the 2006 Open at Hoylake

If dropping shots coming in leaves you feeling deflated, doing the opposite certainly leaves you elated. What's more, you can often ride the feeling and form into your next game. Huzzah.

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Jake O'Reilly specilaises in equipment coverage, and joined the Golf Monthly team in 2013. Before this he graduated from the University of Huddersfield with a Sports Journalism and Media degree, and worked at a number of British golf magazines. Follow Jake on Twitter @jake0reilly