Tiger Woods' Back an Issue at Amex
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Tiger Woods felt stiffness in his back after seven holes Wednesday 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 in the American Express Championship. The way his year has gone, that's just his luck.
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BETHESDA, Md.  -- Ten years later, Tiger Woods struggled again at the Congressional Country Club. Woods bogeyed the first two holes of his own tournament on Thursday before rain forced a brief delay. When play resumed, it didn't get any better. By the time his round was over, he had missed a 2-foot tap-in, hit a man in the face with a drive and tossed his putter in frustration at his bag several times.
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Tiger Woods hardly looked like himself until a painful first round at the American Express Championship was over and he signed for a 4-under 68, two shots out of the lead at a tournament he has won the last two years.
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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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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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Tiger Woods shot a seven-under-par 64 at American Express Championship to take a five-shot lead over Jim Furyk, Stewart Cink and David Howell.
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THOMASTOWN, Ireland  - Tiger Woods gave  WGC-American Express Championship organizers a welcome boost  when he teed off in the opening round Thursday.
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It was not the lowest round of his career and nor was it the best of the day. But the four-under-par 68 produced by a suffering Tiger Woods in the opening round of the American Express world championship at
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THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. -- At this rate, Tiger Woods probably can&#39;t wait for the 2005 season to start. Woods played his most complete round of a difficult year Sunday, missing two fairways and one green in closing
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Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson whined a bit recently that the winnerâs prize for the four-tournament FedEx Cup playoff will be inaccessible until the victor is at least 45.
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THOMASTOWN, Ireland  - Three-times winner Tiger  Woods could miss the WGC-American Express Championship at Mount  Juliet with a shoulder injury, he said on Wednesday.
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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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ATLANTA -- Tiger Woods appears ready to deliver a message. &quot;Hey Vijay! Hey Ernie!&quot; it will say, approximately. &quot;Don&#39;t get too comfortable up there in the penthouse.
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Tiger Woods has put himself in some peculiar positions this year. He has struggled just to make the cut. Tee shots have ricocheted off corporate tents and small children.
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THOUSAND OAKS, California  - Tiger Woods, who was named the PGA Tour player of the year for a record eighth time on Tuesday, is uncertain when he will launch his 2007 campaign.
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THOUSAND OAKS, California  - Tiger Woods, in ominous form despite a two-and-a-half month break, charged into a one-shot lead midway through the Target World Challenge second round on Friday.
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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.