{"id":14149,"date":"2012-09-01T03:31:56","date_gmt":"2012-09-01T01:31:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/09\/golf-tiger-off-to-hot-start-at-deutsche-bank-championship\/"},"modified":"2012-09-01T03:31:56","modified_gmt":"2012-09-01T01:31:56","slug":"golf-tiger-off-to-hot-start-at-deutsche-bank-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/golf-tiger-off-to-hot-start-at-deutsche-bank-championship\/","title":{"rendered":"Golf-Tiger off to hot start at Deutsche Bank Championship"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t<span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>By Ben Everill<span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"articleLocation\">NORTON, Massachusetts<\/span> Aug 31 (Reuters) &#8211; Tiger Woods<br \/>\nproduced a stunning surge in the opening round of the Deutsche<br \/>\nBank Championship on Friday, firing a seven-under 64 to share<br \/>\nthe early clubhouse lead with fellow American Jeff Overton.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The 14-times major champion played his first eight holes in<br \/>\ntwo-under par before carding six consecutive birdies to lead by<br \/>\nas many as four shots at one stage in the second of the PGA<br \/>\nTour&#8217;s four lucrative FedExCup playoff events.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I played really well today. I hit a lot of good shots, and<br \/>\non top of that I putted well at the same time &#8230; it was a nice<br \/>\nlittle combination,&#8221; said Woods, who made five birdies from 12<br \/>\nfeet or longer. &#8220;I hit the ball well enough to probably shoot<br \/>\nmaybe one or two more.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Australia&#8217;s John Senden and South African Louis Oosthuizen<br \/>\nwere two shots back after carding matching five-under 66s while<br \/>\nbig names Luke Donald, Dustin Johnson and Ian Poulter were among<br \/>\nfive players in the clubhouse a further shot back.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Woods, the 2006 champion at this event, played the back nine<br \/>\nfirst and wasted little time making a move.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>After his tee shot at the par-three 11th landed 12 feet from<br \/>\nthe hole, Woods coolly drained the birdie putt for some early<br \/>\nconfidence on the greens. Two holes later Woods sank a 19-footer<br \/>\nthat put him at two-under par.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>He came within inches of an eagle from 42 feet on the 18th<br \/>\nbut took the birdie, the first of six on the trot, including a<br \/>\n12-footer on his 11th hole and a 15-footer on his 12th.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The heat dissipated a little over his final four holes as<br \/>\nWoods missed a chance for a seventh consecutive birdie before<br \/>\nscrambling for pars on the seventh and eighth holes.<br \/>\n\u00a0 <span class=\"label\"><strong>Continued&#8230;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Ben Everill NORTON, Massachusetts Aug 31 (Reuters) &#8211; Tiger Woods produced a stunning surge in the opening round of the Deutsche Bank Championship on Friday, firing a seven-under 64 to share the early clubhouse lead with fellow American Jeff Overton. 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