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Tiger Woods posts

FIRST ROUND 68

at the Quicken Loans
National

TIGER Woods recovered from
a horror start to card a three-
under 68 during the opening
round of the Quicken Loans
National. Woods responded to
bogeying three of his first four
holes by rattling five birdies in
just six holes around the turn
to stay within five strokes
of clubhouse leaders Retief
Goosen and Ryo Ishikawa.

After missing from five feet to free the
save par at the first, the world 63, only to be later joined on eight under by par-three A first blemish of the round at his
No 266 dropped strokes at Ishikawa after the 23-year-old followed five straight final hole cost Justin Leonard a share of the lead, with
the third and fourth before gains on his front nine with a hole-in-one at the par- a two-putt bogey at the ninth leaving him alongside
drilling in a first birdie of the three fourth. Kevin Chappell and Ernie Els one stroke off the pace
round at the par-five fifth. on seven under.
“It was a great day for my putting,” Ishikawa said. “I Andy Sullivan looked like a potential late challenger
A gain at the long eighth was followed by four just putted them perfectly. I just didn’t miss a putt.” for the outright lead when the Englishman moved
consecutive birdies from the 10th, giving Woods only Ishikawa’s ace was one of two holes-in-one made five under after seven holes, but closed a six-under
his second sub-70 opening round of the year. “I feel during a humid first day at the Robert Trent Jones GC, 65 to sit one ahead of compatriots Greg Owen and
great,” he said. “After that start, it was tough to turn with recent Scottish Open champion Rickie Fowler defending champion Justin Rose.
it around, which I did. I sucked it up, turned it around finishing his opening round 68 by nailing his tee-shot at
and posted a good number.

“We got the fresh greens tomorrow (teeing off early
in the second round). Hopefully go out there and post
a low one.”
Veteran Goosen set the early pace thanks to a bogey-

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