Thursday, April 29, 2010

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Tiger is all over the place with an opening 74

FROM THE ESPN.COM WEBSITE
By Bob Harig
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina -- This is more of what we might have expected from Tiger Woods after nearly five months away from tournament golf.
Wayward drives, inconsistent irons, shaky putting -- all of that was apparent today during the opening round of the Quail Hollow Championship, Woods' second tournament of the year.
"It wasn't just the driver, it was everything; I had a two-way missing going, which is great," Woods said sarcastically later. "It was one of those days."
Woods shot a two-over-par 74 at Quail Hollow, his first over-par score of his brief season so far. He shot four sub-par rounds three weeks ago at the Masters, where he tied for fourth.
Today's early morning round saw Woods make his first double-bogey of the year, and included back-to-back holes where he hit into water hazards. He hit just nine of 18 greens in regulation and only 4 of 14 fairways.
When Woods finished, he was tied for 67th, nine strokes behind clubhouse leader Bo Van Pelt.
"I was struggling so bad today," he said. "I didn't know which way it was going to go. I was just trying to piece a round together. One good round tomorrow and I can get back in it."
Woods began with a birdie on the par-5 10th hole, then struggled for most of the back nine. He hit just one of seven fairways and only three of nine greens in regulation. Somehow he managed to keep a shot under a tree after a poor drive at the par-5 15th, helping him save par.
But at the par-3 17th, his tee shot was left and in the water, leading to a double bogey-5. At the par-4 18th, he again pulled his tee shot into the water, leading to a bogey.
Another bogey came at the par-4 No. 1 hole after a drive well to the right, putting him 4 over for the tournament.
Woods started finding some form after that, finally hitting a few fairways, one of which led to a two-putt birdie at the par-5 fifth hole. But a bogey at the last hole ruined what had been a decent final eight holes.
A day earlier, Woods said it took some reflection for him to come to terms with what he accomplished at the Masters.
After a long lay-off due to a self-imposed leave following revelations of marital infidelity, and after just five rounds of competitive golf, Woods said he is struggling with trying to cut himself some slack.
"I try and be easy on myself, but I know what I can do and I'm not doing it," said Woods, who acknowledged that he is not having the same issues when he practises. "It's just a matter of carrying it to the golf course. And I haven't done that yet."
Grouped with reigning British Open champion Stewart Cink and two-time major champion Angel Cabrera, Woods teed off first to nice applause on the 10th tee at 7:40 a.m. ET, with temperatures at about 45 degrees.
Woods birdied the first hole and didn't seem bothered by the brisk weather. But by the time his sweater came off six holes into the round, his game failed to heat up as the temperature did.
"I had my head down, struggling," he said. "I was dropping balls out of hazards and playing balls out of trees. I had my own issues out there."
Last year, Woods finished fourth at Quail Hollow after opening the tournament with a 65. He won here in 2007.
Asked if he might try to figure out his problems in an afternoon practice session, Woods chuckled.
"I'm not going to the range today," he said. "Hell with it."
FIRST-ROUND SCOREBOARD
Par 72
Players from US unless stated
65 Bo Van Pelt
66 Kenny Perry
67 Camilo Villegas (Col)
68 Brad Faxon, J J Henry, Paul Goydos, Andres Romero (Arg), Billy Mayfair, Geoff Ogilvy (Aus)
69 Brian Stuard, Ricky Barnes, Garth Mulroy (Rsa), Heath Slocum, Cameron Percy (Aus)
70 Brendon De Jonge, Nick Watney, Scott McCarron, Rodney Pampling (Aus), Davis Love III, Greg Chalmers (Aus), Harrison Frazar, Angel Cabrera (Arg), Bubba Watson, Alex Cejka (Ger), Phil Mickelson, Rocco Mediate, Brandt Snedeker, Troy Matteson
71 Vaughn Taylor, Zach Johnson, Jeff Overton, Tim Herron, Lucas Glover, David Toms, Ben Curtis, David Duval, Will MacKenzie, Hunter Mahan, Jarrod Lyle (Aus), Mark Calcavecchia, Robert Allenby (Aus), Bill Haas, Tom Gillis
72 Charley Hoffman, Ross Fisher (Eng), Kevin Sutherland, James Nitties (Aus), Alex Prugh, Tim Wilkinson (Nzl), Chad Campbell, Chris Tidland, Rory McIlroy (NIrl), Sean O'Hair, Martin Laird (Sco), Henrik Bjornstad (Nor), Rory Sabbatini (Rsa), Kris Blanks, John Merrick, Stewart Cink, D.A. Points, Kevin Na, Kevin Stadler, Anthony Kim, Carlos Franco (Par), Jonathan Byrd, Padraig Harrington (Irl)
73 Bill Lunde, Brian Gay, Nick O'Hern (Aus), James Driscoll, Blake Adams, Chez Reavie, Steve Marino, Brett Quigley, Jimmy Walker, Rickie Fowler, Lee Westwood (Eng), Chris Stroud, Joe Ogilvie, Jason Day (Aus), Mark Wilson, Dustin Johnson, Aaron Baddeley (Aus), Mathew Goggin (Aus), Johnson Wagner, D.J. Trahan, Ryan Moore
74 Tiger Woods, Jeff Quinney, J.P. Hayes, Woody Austin, Greg Owen (Eng), Roger Tambellini, Matthew Jones (Aus), Charles Howell III, Webb Simpson, Tim Petrovic, Ryuji Imada (Jpn), Boo Weekley, Charles Warren, John Senden (Aus), Garrett Willis, Kevin Streelman, Jeff Maggert, George McNeill, Chad Collins, Trevor Immelman (Rsa), Carl Pettersson (Swe), Josh Teater
75 Spencer Levin, Aron Price (Aus), Matt Kuchar, Scott Piercy, Steve Wheatcroft, Derek Lamely, Michael Allen, Jim Furyk, Roland Thatcher, Cortland Lowe, Stuart Appleby (Aus), Rich Barcelo, Nicholas Thompson, Jason Bohn
76 David Lutterus (Rsa), Brian Davis (Eng), Bryce Molder, Pat Perez, Martin Flores, Vance Veazey, Ted Purdy, Steve Lowery, Michael Connell, Fred Couples, Daniel Chopra (Swe), Craig Bowden, Jerod Turner, Troy Merritt
77 Vijay Singh (Fij), Nathan Green (Aus), Chris Riley, Fredrik Jacobson (Swe)
78 Adam Scott (Aus), Willis Ring, Matt Bettencourt, Jeff Klauk, Richard S Johnson (Swe), Cameron Beckman, Notah Begay III, Cameron Tringale
79 J.B. Holmes
80 Jason Dufner
81 Omar Uresti, Kevin Johnson
87 Jeff Peck
88 Parker McLachlin

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