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                                                                                                 LIGHTNING







                                                                                                            STRIKES











            Tiger  Woods  reacts  after
            sinking a birdie putt on the first
            hole hole of the North Course
            at  Torrey  Pines  Golf  Course
            during  the  second  round  of
            the  Farmers  Insurance  Open
            golf  tournament  Friday,  Jan.
            26, 2018, in San Diego.
                        Associated Press
            Palmer takes

            lead into a

            weekend that

            includes Woods


            By DOUG FERGUSON
             AP Golf Writer
            SAN  DIEGO  (AP)  —  Ryan
            Palmer is the 36-hole lead-
            er in the Farmers Insurance
            Open.  Jon  Rahm  is  right
            behind,  poised  to  reach
            No. 1 in the world. And for
            the first time in 29 months, a
            PGA Tour event will feature
            Tiger Woods on the week-
            end.
            Palmer finished eagle-bird-
            ie  on  the  North  Course  at
            Torrey  Pines  for  a  5-under
            67.  That  gave  him  a  one-
            shot  lead  over  Rahm,  the
            defending champion who
            birdied two of his last three    Thunder hold off Wizards
            holes on the North for a 66.
            The biggest buzz, as usual,
            was for Woods. He kept his       for sixth straight win
            fairway-lined  following  in
            suspense  over  his  closing
            stretch  on  the  front  nine    Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook
            Friday  simply  by  trying  to   (0) dunks during the fourth quarter of the team’s
            make the cut, and it came
            down to the very last hole .     NBA  basketball  game  against  the  Washington
            A wild drive was saved by a      Wizards  in  Oklahoma  City,  Thursday,  Jan.  25,
            perfect flop shot to escape      2018.
            with par on No. 6. Another                                               Associated Press
            superb chip on the reach-
            able  par-4  seventh  set  up                                                      Page 19
            a  birdie,  the  first  time  all
            week he was under par.



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