Woods takes the lead in his tournament
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December 4, 2010, Saturday
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TIGER Woods opened with a 7-under 65 to take the lead in the World Challenge at Thousand Oaks, California, on Thursday, only the second time all year his name has been atop the leaderboard.
In one of his most complete rounds of the year, Woods missed only two greens and putted for eagle four times for a one-shot lead over US Open champion Graeme McDowell and Rory McIlroy. Woods made it all the way until the 18th hole before an old flaw crept into his new swing. He popped up his tee shot, forcing him to pitch out from behind a tree and two-putt from 50 feet to escape with bogey.
Even so, he matched his best score of the year, and was atop the leaderboard for only the second time in his troublesome season.
About the only club that didn't cooperate was his new putter, although that's nothing new. If anything has held Woods back from at least having a few chances at contending, it's not making many putts.
"It's not too often you can say I shot 65 and only made one putt, but that's kind of what I did today," Woods said. "I only made one putt and it was on 9. The rest were either two-putts or kick-ins. It was a good ball-striking day."
McDowell and McIlroy settled for a 66.
Dustin Johnson faltered on the back nine and shot a 69, along with Stewart Cink, who is trying out a new putter and a new putting grip with an eye toward 2011. Luke Donald and Camilo Villegas each had a 70, and no one else broke par.
In Sydney, Geoff Ogilvy shot a seven-under-par 65 at The Lakes course yesterday to take a one-stroke lead after two rounds at the Australian Open. Ogilvy, the 2006 US Open champion, had a 36-hole total of 11-under par 133. Australian Matt Jones shot 64 to sit one stroke back of Ogilvy, with first-round leader Matthew Griffin, also from Australia, another stroke back after a 70.
In New Delhi, Korean youngster Baek Seuk-hyun and England's Simon Griffiths shared the halfway lead at the US$1.25 million Hero Honda Indian Open to give themselves a shot of winning a maiden Asian Tour title.
The 20-year-old Baek had a second round two-under-par 70 to tie Griffiths, who fired a superb 67, on six-under-par 138.
In one of his most complete rounds of the year, Woods missed only two greens and putted for eagle four times for a one-shot lead over US Open champion Graeme McDowell and Rory McIlroy. Woods made it all the way until the 18th hole before an old flaw crept into his new swing. He popped up his tee shot, forcing him to pitch out from behind a tree and two-putt from 50 feet to escape with bogey.
Even so, he matched his best score of the year, and was atop the leaderboard for only the second time in his troublesome season.
About the only club that didn't cooperate was his new putter, although that's nothing new. If anything has held Woods back from at least having a few chances at contending, it's not making many putts.
"It's not too often you can say I shot 65 and only made one putt, but that's kind of what I did today," Woods said. "I only made one putt and it was on 9. The rest were either two-putts or kick-ins. It was a good ball-striking day."
McDowell and McIlroy settled for a 66.
Dustin Johnson faltered on the back nine and shot a 69, along with Stewart Cink, who is trying out a new putter and a new putting grip with an eye toward 2011. Luke Donald and Camilo Villegas each had a 70, and no one else broke par.
In Sydney, Geoff Ogilvy shot a seven-under-par 65 at The Lakes course yesterday to take a one-stroke lead after two rounds at the Australian Open. Ogilvy, the 2006 US Open champion, had a 36-hole total of 11-under par 133. Australian Matt Jones shot 64 to sit one stroke back of Ogilvy, with first-round leader Matthew Griffin, also from Australia, another stroke back after a 70.
In New Delhi, Korean youngster Baek Seuk-hyun and England's Simon Griffiths shared the halfway lead at the US$1.25 million Hero Honda Indian Open to give themselves a shot of winning a maiden Asian Tour title.
The 20-year-old Baek had a second round two-under-par 70 to tie Griffiths, who fired a superb 67, on six-under-par 138.
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