{"id":10987,"date":"2012-06-01T10:30:53","date_gmt":"2012-06-01T08:30:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/06\/update-1-golf-stallings-sets-memorial-pace-tiger-four-back\/"},"modified":"2012-06-01T10:30:53","modified_gmt":"2012-06-01T08:30:53","slug":"update-1-golf-stallings-sets-memorial-pace-tiger-four-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/update-1-golf-stallings-sets-memorial-pace-tiger-four-back\/","title":{"rendered":"UPDATE 1-Golf-Stallings sets Memorial pace, Tiger four back"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t<\/span><\/p>\n

* Stallings takes control with late birdie flurry<\/span><\/p>\n

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* Woods four off the pace after carding a 70<\/p>\n

(Updates at end of round)<\/p>\n

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By Mark Lamport-Stokes<\/p>\n

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DUBLIN, Ohio, May 31 (Reuters) – Tiger Woods, without
\nplaying at his best, moved into contention at the Memorial
\ntournament on Thursday while fellow American Scott Stallings
\nmade a welcome return to form by charging into a one-shot lead.<\/p>\n

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Four-times champion Woods birdied three of the four
\npar-fives in surprisingly firm and fast-running conditions at a
\nsun-drenched Muirfield Village Golf Club to card a two-under-par
\n70, finishing four strokes behind Stallings.<\/p>\n

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Americans Spencer Levin, who totalled only 21 putts, and
\nErik Compton opened with 67s while Australian Aaron Baddeley,
\nSouth African Rory Sabbatini and Argentina’s Andres Romero were
\namong a group of seven players knotted on 69.<\/p>\n

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Woods, who won the most recent of his four titles here in
\n2009, was reasonably satisfied after mixing four birdies with a
\ndouble-bogey at the treacherous par-four 18th, his ninth hole of
\nthe day.<\/p>\n

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“It was just a solid round today,” the 36-year-old told
\nreporters. “It certainly could have been a lot lower, but I’m
\npleased with the way I hit the golf ball today. I didn’t do
\nanything great and I didn’t do anything poorly today.<\/p>\n

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“The golf course was playing quick and the fairways were
\nstarting to chase a little bit. The greens were somewhat
\nreceptive. It’s a hell of a test out there, really.”
\n\u00a0 Continued…<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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