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Woods loses in Match Play
Tiger Woods, Steve Stricker and holder Ian Poulter made early exits as the opening round of the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship lived up to its reputation of wild unpredictability on Wednesday.
Tiger Woods, Steve Stricker and holder Ian Poulter made early exits as the opening round of the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship lived up to its reputation of wild unpredictability on Wednesday.
Three-times champion Woods, striving to end a winless run of 15 months, was eliminated by 65th-ranked Dane Thomas Bjorn after 19 holes.
"I blew it," he said after going out in the first round for a second time at this event.
Woods appeared to hold the momentum in his match with Bjorn after sinking an eight-foot birdie putt at the par-four 18th to force extra holes. He struck his fourth to 18 feet and missed the bogey putt before conceding the match to Bjorn.
Shiv fires 66 for t2
Chonburi, Thailand: Shiv Kapur overcame a stomach bug to shoot a six-under 66 to end tied second after the first round of the Open C'ship International Final Qualifying - Asia.
However, Japan's Kodai Ichihara enjoyed the first round lead with a seven-under par 65.
