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Tiger done and feeling much I used to,” he said. “I’m try-

Continued from page 17 better about the next two ing to do other things to
gain strength. I don’t have
days.
“I really had it dialed in any problem with supple-
He was on his own and both ways,” he said. “I was ness and flexibility, but I also
moving in the right direc- shaping it both ways and I need to have stability.”
tion. really had nice control of As for his swing, Woods said
The par save on No. 8 and my (trajectory). That was he has made subtle chang-
a wedge to tap-in range the key. I was able to keep es to alleviate the strain on
on the No. 9 allowed him the ball down when I need- his back.
to make the turn in 33, just ed to and send it at times.” “I’ve tried to go back and
like Thursday. The differ- Woods stayed out of golf look at and do some stuff
ence was how he finished. following two back sur- that I used to do as a ju-
After pounding a drive geries over the last three nior that I did naturally,” he
down with the wind at his months of 2015, and he said.
back on the par-5 11th had not competed since Another change is that he
— he had to carry a bun- a tie for 10th at the Wynd- is at Albany without a swing
ker 290 yards away — he ham Championship on coach.
switch to a 5-iron to play Aug. 23, 2015. Woods began working with
away from a bunker to the There have been no issues Chris Como in November
right of the green, making with his back, and Woods 2014, but the work is done
sure he would have the said he has made a few in what Woods described
right angle to the pin. It was changes with his swing and as “training camps.”
right where he was aiming, how much he works away “We’ll have little windows
a yard off the green, set- from golf. where we’ll practice when
ting up an easy two-putt If he looks slimmer, he says I have time to do it,” Woods
birdie. He followed that he picked up an illness from said. “Then I’ll shut it down,
with a 6-iron to a foot for his children over Thanksgiv- I’ll work on my short game
birdie on the 12th, a 10- Tiger Woods reacts after saving par on the 16th hole during the ing. More relevant is that in the backyard, chip and
foot birdie putt on the 14th second round at the Hero World Challenge golf tournament, he said he no longer lifts as putt, and then we’ll have
and a two-putt birdie on Friday, Dec. 2, 2016, in Nassau, Bahamas. much weight or runs as he another training camp a
the par-5 15th. Associated Press once did. Woods said he week or two later.”
He made seven birdies, but the sandy area. Enough of hole. used to run 30 miles a week The real measure might not
nothing brought out the the ball was showing that The par putt dropped on in his early days on tour. come until early next year,
emotion like a par. Woods tried to hit 6-iron its final turn, and Woods “I’ve had four knee surger- when he gets more tourna-
His tee shot on the 16th, to the front bunker, but it thrust his fist toward the cup ies, three backs. My body’s ments and different — and
where he made double came out heavy into more and slapped the face of his been through it,” he said. colder — conditions. Friday
bogey Thursday, took a of the waste area. The next putter. As for the weights? was just another round,
wild hop into a bush in shot was well beyond the Two more pars, and he was “I don’t load the spine like and a step forward.q

NBA Capsules

Rockets win in double OT to

end Warriors 12-game streak

OAKLAND, California (AP) flagrant foul on Draymond 88 3s, 44 apiece.
— James Harden notched Green. Kevin Durant matched his
his fourth triple-double of season high with 39 points
the season with 29 points, Eric Gordon followed Hard- to go with 13 rebounds.
15 rebounds and 13 assists, en’s free throws with a Green had 20 points, 15
and the Houston Rock- floating jumper and scored rebounds and nine assists.
ets outlasted the Warriors 23 off the bench as Hous- Curry scored his team’s first Houston Rockets’ James Harden (13) loses the ball to Golden
132-127 in double over- ton snapped an eight- six points in the initial over- State Warriors’ Andre Iguodala, right, during the first half of an
time Thursday night to end game skid to the Warriors, time and finished with 28 NBA basketball game Thursday, Dec. 1, 2016, in Oakland, Calif.
Associated Press
Golden State’s 12-game who lost MVP Stephen Cur- points and five assists.
winning streak. ry with 3:25 left in the last CLIPPERS 113, CAVALIERS Los Angeles bounced back Chris Paul scored 16 and
Harden put his team ahead extra session when he was 94 from a brutal loss with a vic- DeAndre Jordan had 15
on a 30-footer with 3:12 left whistled for a charge. Ryan CLEVELAND (AP) — J.J. tory over Cleveland, which rebounds for the Clippers,
in the second overtime Anderson also scored 29 Redick scored 23 points, has lost two straight for the who blew an 18-point lead
and hit a pair of free throws with five 3-pointers and the Blake Griffin matched a ca- first time as defending NBA and fell in double overtime
with 2:10 to go following a teams combined to shoot reer high with 11 assists and champion. at Brooklyn on Tuesday.q