Woods tees off at Amex despite sore back
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THOMASTOWN, Ireland -- Ignoring a sore back, Tiger Woods birdied his first two holes Thursday at the American Express Championship.
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JEJU ISLAND - Tiger Woods brushed off criticism Friday of his decision to alter his swing, saying he&#39;s confident the new action will pay off.
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Tiger Woods played one shot 30 yards in the wrong direction and hit one putt so hard it looked as though it might go off the green. Those turned into pivotal shots on his way to a 4-under 68 that gave him a one-shot lead Friday in the Target World Challenge.
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Tiger Woods made few mistakes Sunday on his way to a two-stroke victory in the third FedEx Cup playoff event.
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THOMASTOWN, Ireland - Tiger Woods looked as if he should have withdrawn with a bad back. He played as if he was capable of winning the American Express Championship for a third straight time...
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Still coping with the death of his father, Tiger Woods decided Friday to skip the Memorial Tournament for the first time, meaning he will be coming off the longest layoff in his career when he goes to the U.S. Open.
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Even before he took the first-round lead at the Deutsche Bank Championship, Tiger Woods was having a good day. Mark O&#39;Meara, Woods&#39; neighbor and tour mentor, was the leader in the clubhouse when Woods teed off in the afternoon at the TPC of Boston.
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Tiger Woods, who ended a PGA Tour title  drought with victory at the Buick Invitational nine days ago,  is likely to be without his regular caddie when he returns to  action later this month.
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All it took was one glance at the scoreboard to realize the Ryder Cup was over. Tiger Woods was in the lead. It required two of his best shots to get there Thursday in the American Express Championship, a drive he hammered on the 567-yard 18th hole at The Grove, followed by a 3-wood into a slight breeze that landed 20 feet away for an eagle that gave Woods an 8-under 63, and a one-shot lead over Padraig Harrington and Ian Poulter.
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Tiger Woods looked as if he should have withdrawn with a bad back. He played as if he was capable of winning the American Express Championship for a third straight time. Wincing on every shot and sometimes letting out a yelp at impact, Woods shot a 4-under 68 at Mount Juliet on Thursday that left him in a large group two shots behind British Open champion Todd Hamilton.
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Defending champion Tiger Woods said Wednesday he injured his back sleeping on a plane last week and will not know until before his tee time whether he can play in the American Express Championship.
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Tiger Woods returned to stroke play and to the top of the leaderboard, hitting a 3-wood from 267 yards into 20 feet for eagle on the 18th hole Thursday for an 8-under 63 and a one-shot lead in the American Express Championship.
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NORTON, Massachusetts  - Tiger Woods made two   eagles to pull three strokes ahead of Vijay Singh at the   Deutsche Bank Championship on Monday
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Tiger Woods is still struggling to figure out the pace on the greens at Sherwood Country Club. What helped him Friday in the Target World Challenge was the hole kept getting in the way.
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THOMASTOWN, Ireland  - World number two Tiger  Woods is doubtful for this week's WGC-American Express  Championship because of a shoulder problem.
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Tiger Woods felt stiffness in his back after seven holes yesterday in Thomastown, Ireland, and decided to call it a day, not wanting to aggravate the week-old injury and not entirely certain he would be able to defend his title beginning today in the
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Tiger Woods makes his FedEx Cup debut this weekend as he attempts to defend his crown at the Deutsche Bank Championship.