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This article was published 31/07/2009 (6208 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
GRAND BLANC TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Tiger Woods played a lot like the guy who didn’t make the cut at the British Open.
Woods shot a 1-under 71 on Thursday at the Buick Open, his first tournament since disappointing at Turnberry.
He finished the first round tied for 128th on putts inside 10 feet and eight shots back of leader Steve Lowery.
"Probably one of the worst putting days I’ve ever had," he said. "It was just terrible. It’s just one of those days. One of those weird days."
Two weeks ago in the British Open, Woods was 7-over during a six-hole stretch and ended up missing a cut for the first time in three years.
If Woods fails to break 70 in the second round this morning, he will put himself in danger of missing cuts in consecutive tournaments for the first time as a pro.
It’s too early, though, to count him out for the weekend at Warwick Hills even though the cut is usually 3 or 4 under. He opened the 2005 Buick Open with a 71, bounced back with a course-record tying 61 and finished tied for second.
"I not only have to play well to make the cut, I got to play well to get myself back in contention," said the two-time Buick Open champion, whose worst finish in eight previous stops here was a tie for 11th. "Guys are going to continue to go low. That’s the way the golf course is playing right now.
"It’s going to be 20-plus to win."
It usually is.
The average winning score has been almost 21 under par since 2000 at Warwick Hills, one of the easiest courses on the PGA Tour.
Lowery took advantage of perfect conditions — smooth, receptive greens and calm winds — in the morning by tying a course record with a 29 on the front nine and finishing 9-under 63.
John Senden also did, making five straight birdies in the morning and finishing with nine to end up only a shot off the lead.
Y.E. Yang, James Nitties, Vaughn Taylor and Brian Vranesh were two strokes back with 65s.
— The Associated Press
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