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LOUISVILLE – From the outset Tiger Woods wasn’t right.
While his troublesome back was a bit stiff, his game, on the other hand, was far from being in good health in Thursday’s first round of the PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club.
He signed for a 3-over-par 74 and is nine behind clubhouse leaders Lee Westwood and Kevin Chappell.
“The man looks like he needs to play some golf,” said Padraig Harrington, who was grouped with Woods and Phil Mickelson. “He looked kind of raw.”
Woods wouldn’t disagree.
Just four days removed from being forced to withdraw in the final round of the World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational when he dislodged something in his back after landing on his right leg with a thud in a bunker, Woods never found a comfort level on the massive ballpark here despite optimal scoring conditions featuring cloud cover, moderate temperatures and little wind.
