Ardmore, PA (Sports Network) – Tiger Woods mixed two bogeys and a birdie in his final seven holes on Friday as he wrapped up an opening-round, 3-over 73 at the U.S. Open.<\/p>\n
Woods, a three-time winner of the Open, finished the first round six strokes off the pace of Phil Mickelson at Merion.<\/p>\n
After play was halted by darkness on Thursday evening, Woods returned to the 11th green on Friday and kicked in a short par putt. He stumbled to a bogey at the 12th, but atoned for that mistake with a birdie at 13.<\/p>\n
Woods parred three in a row before faltering to a bogey on the long par-3 17th. He nearly chipped in for birdie at the last, but settled for a tap-in par.<\/p>\n
“I certainly had two 3-putts and I missed a (lot) of putts and the round could have easily been under par. So that’s good heading into this afternoon,” Woods stated.<\/p>\n
The opening 75 was the worst first-round score for Woods since he began the 2006 U.S. Open with a 76 at Winged Foot. He went on to miss the cut that week, and that stands as his last missed cut in a U.S. Open.<\/p>\n
Late Friday, Woods appear to injure his left arm on his approach shot to the 11th. But he downplayed that after wrapping up his first round on Friday.<\/p>\n
“My left arm didn’t feel very good on that shot. A few shots,” he admitted. “But overall it was not too bad a round.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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