Dougherty sets early pace, Woods shoots 71
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OAKMONT, Pennsylvania  - Britain's Nick Dougherty fired a two-under-par 68 in rain-softened conditions at Oakmont Country Club to set the early pace in the U.S. Open first round on Thursday.
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Oakmont was as easy as it gets. The U.S. Open was as tough as ever. Even with a half-inch of rain on the eve of the championship and several hole locations that showed a compassionate side of the USGA, Nick Dougherty and Angel Cabrera were the only players who managed to break par Thursday in an opening round that left players wondering if the worst was ahead of them.
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Steve Stricker can do little wrong Saturday, firing a 7-under-par 64 to grab a share of the lead with Aaron Baddeley, who fires a 65 of his own. Tiger Woods, above,ÃÂ is lurking one-shot back at 14-under-par.
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THOMASTOWN, Ireland  - Champion Tiger Woods  battled through back pain to stay in touch with the lead as  fellow American Todd Hamilton set the pace in the WGC-American  Express Championship first round on Thursday.
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Golf Tiger Woods played one shot 30 yards in the wrong direction and holed a 40-foot birdie putt that banged off the back of the cup, pivotal shots on his way to a 4-under-par 68 that gave him a one-shot lead over Henrik Stenson yesterday in the Target World Challenge in Thousand Oaks, Calif. Woods, the host of the 16-man ...
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An imperious Tiger Woods, who won the Buick Invitational in California by eight shots on Sunday, charged into a two-stroke lead midway through the Dubai Desert Classic first round on Thursday.
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World number one golfer Tiger Woods of the United States and countryman Ryan Palmer share a single stroke lead heading into Saturday&#39;s second round of the Deutsche Bank Championship in Massachusetts.
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World number one Tiger Woods said on   Wednesday his form at last weekend's Ryder Cup had boosted his   confidence ahead of the WGC tournament starting on Thursday.
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World number one Tiger Woods continued to build on a run of recent good form to share the first round lead with rookie Ryan Palmer at the Deutsche Bank Championship on Friday.
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OAKMONT, Pa. -- Tiger Woods and Geoff Ogilvy will play together the first two rounds next week at Oakmont, continuing a recent trend of the U.S. Open and British Open champions in the same group.
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Tiger Woods fired a six-under par 64, Friday&#39;s best round, and leaped into contention at the PGA Tour Championship despite fellow American Jay Haas clinging to a two-stroke lead.
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NORTON, Massachusetts  - Tiger Woods survived a   scare at the 18th hole before snatching a birdie to break clear   at the top of the Deutsche Bank Championship first-round   leaderboard on Friday with a five-under-par 66.
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Tiger Woods liked his start and his finish. Jim Furyk was pretty happy with his play all day.
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Tiger Woods began the third round of the U.S. Open five shots off the lead. On Saturday, however, he moved into second place behind Aaron Baddeley.
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Nick Dougherty shot a four-under 68 Saturday to remain in first place through three rounds at the Caltex Masters.
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Tiger Woods shoots a 7-under 65 on Torrey Pines' North course, grabbing a 4-stroke lead over Q-school graduate Kevin Steelman.
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Ted Purdy hit a nine-under-par 61 to lead after the first round of the Valero Texas Open in San Antonio. The American, who is looking for his first PGA Tour victory, had birdies at four of his first five holes and finished eagle-birdie.