Van Pelt leads, Woods wobbles
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May 1, 2010, Saturday
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TIGER Woods struggled in his second comeback tournament on Thursday, limping to an opening two-over-par 74 at the Quail Hollow Championship in Charlotte, North Carolina.
The world No. 1 displayed all the rustiness expected of someone who had spent five months out of the game until the US Masters three weeks ago, carding four bogeys and a double bogey to finish nine shots behind first-round leader Bo Van Pelt (65).
"It was a terrible day to begin with," said Woods, who was playing his first event since finishing joint fourth at the Masters in Augusta.
"I didn't hit the ball very good at all," he told reporters. While Woods commanded most attention, fellow American Van Pelt stormed to a seven-under-par 65 with a flawless round featuring seven birdies.
Van Pelt was one stroke ahead of fellow American Kenny Perry and two ahead of Colombian Camilo Villegas.
Perry reached seven-under when he eagled the par-five seventh, his 16th hole, but bogeyed the next to surrender a share of the lead.
US Masters champion Phil Mickelson shot a 70 less than 24 hours after requiring an intravenous drip to participate in the tournament. The American withdrew from the Wednesday pro-am complaining of dehydration.
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