Focused Tiger sets pace in Japan
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Tiger Woods shot a five-under-par 65 to lead by three strokes after day one of the Dunlop Phoenix in Miyazaki, Japan. In persistent rain, Germany&#39;s Alex Cejka and Open champion Todd Hamilton carded 73s while
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Although Tiger Woods usually dominates the storylines going into any major championship, the world number one has been overshadowed in the build-up to this week's U.S. Open.
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MIYAZAKI, Japan  - Tiger Woods fired a superb  five-under-par 65 in torrential rain to take a three-stoke lead  after the first round of the Dunlop Phoenix tournament  Thursday.
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THOUSAND OAKS, California  - Tiger Woods, hunting his eighth victory of the year, overcame two early bogeys and a few swing problems to stretch his lead to six shots in the Target World Challenge third round on Saturday.
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TOKYO - Takao Suzuki kept Japanese hopes alive in the men&#39;s draw at the Japan Open on Wednesday after producing a hard-fought win over 15th-seeded Czech Jan Hernych to reach the third round of the $860,000 event for the fourth year running.
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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, who has made a habit of producing the remarkable, took control of the Tour Championship on Friday with a sizzling run of five birdies and an eagle in the second round.
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Boosted by a first strokeplay title in  more than a year, Tiger Woods is champing at the bit to mount a  fresh major challenge in 2005.
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Tiger Woods will aim to continue where he left off when he begins the second round of the British Open on Friday, chasing a third consecutive claret jug.
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Tiger Woods held a three-stroke lead halfway through the Dunlop Phoenix, hoping to end a drought that has left him without a title since February. Woods shot a 3-under 67 Friday that gave him an 8-under 132 after two rounds in the &#36;1.89 million event, the richest on the Japanese tour.
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K.J. Choi has won tournaments hosted by Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods over the last nine months during a steady climb into the top 10 in the world. Further proof of his staying power came yesterday on a cool, windy morning at Riviera in Los Angeles.
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Tiger Woods continued his domination of the WGC American Express Championship on Friday when the world number one and title-holder added a 64 to his opening 63 to surge to a five-stroke lead.
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AKRON, Ohio  - Tiger Woods's long run as the  world's top-ranked golfer could come to an end this week at the  WGC-NEC Invitational.
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For the first time in his career, Tiger Woods has posted second-place finishes in consecutive majors â a stretch that at the least reveals some vulnerability in the No. 1 ranked player in the world.
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Tiger Woods shot a 3-under 67 Sunday to win the Dunlop Phoenix by eight strokes for his first title since February and first ever in Japan.
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GRAND BLANC, Michigan  - Jesper Parnevik says he expects Tiger Woods to return to action with even more focus and determination after the birth of his first child.
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Tiger Woods won his first stroke-play tournament in more than a year Sunday, capturing the Dunlop Phoenix by eight strokes after closing with a 3-under-par 67. Woods entered the final round with a 10-stroke lead and had five birdies to finish at 16-under 264 in the &#36;1.89 million event, the richest on the Japan tour.