Woods primed for Oakmont's green test
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OAKMONT, Pennsylvania  - Twice champion Tiger Woods, hunting a third major victory in four starts, will have to cope with the toughest greens he has ever seen at this week's U.S. Open.
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SAN DIEGO, California  - Five-times champion Tiger Woods shrugged off a scrappy driving display to charge into contention in the Buick Invitational first round on Thursday.
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Tiger Woods has taken share of the first-round lead of the Target World Challenge in California with Colin Montgomerie and Jim Furyk.
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MARANA, Arizona  - Tiger Woods, hunting an eighth consecutive PGA Tour title at this week's WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship, knows just about anything can happen in head-to-head golf.
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SAN DIEGO, California  - Tiger Woods shrugged off a scrappy display with his driver to charge into early contention in the Buick Invitational first round on Thursday.
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THOMASTOWN, Ireland  - Tiger Woods shrugged aside  back pain to move into a share of the early lead in the  WGC-American Express Championship first round on Thursday.
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WOBURN, England  - Tiger Woods will defend his  WGC-American Express Championship title at Mount Juliet,  Ireland next week, tournament organizers said Friday.
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Big-hitting American J.B. Holmes plans to learn as much as he can when he takes on Tiger Woods in the opening round of this week's WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship in Marana, Arizona.
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When this U.S. Open boils down to the final holes Sunday, the bogeys will be as dramatic as the birdies. And if Oakmont history prevails, a famous and familiar golfer will win.
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OAKMONT, Pennsylvania  - Officials said on Wednesday they were working hard to make sure pin placements on Oakmont's slick, sloping greens were tough but fair for the 156-man field at the U.S. Open starting Thursday.
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AKRON, OHIO - Tiger Woods was cruising at one of his favorite courses before a pair of dropped shots cost him a share of the lead at the weather-delayed WGC-NEC Invitational on Thursday.
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Sport: Interview: Having survived a third round at Oakmont with the Tiger, Nick Dougherty says he is ready for anything at The Open.
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Geoff Ogilvy will defend his U.S. Open title at Oakmont Country Club next week on a course he rates as the toughest he has ever seen.
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MARANA, Arizona  - Tiger Woods came close to pulling off a Houdini-like escape against Australia's Nick O'Hern before his run of seven consecutive PGA Tour titles ended at the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship on Friday.
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Tiger Woods is expected to spend at least two more Labor Days in the area. With the Deutsche Bank Championship signed up for at least two more years at the Tournament Players
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BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Michigan  - Tiger Woods and Phil  Mickelson, the United States' two trump cards, have been paired  together for the opening fourballs of the Ryder Cup which  starts Friday at Oakland Hills.
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Ernie Els and Tiger Woods are ranked Nos. 2 and 3 in the world, but on Thursday paired together in the first round of the Tour Championship they could have been two guys at the local municipal course.