Tiger Woods at Turkish Airlines Open 2013: Day 1 Recap and Twitter Reaction

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Published: November 7, 2013

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Tiger Woods' opening round at the Turkish Airlines Open got off to a late start due to a weather delay, and it met an abrupt end due to darkness, but the world's No. 1 player put himself within earshot of the leaders through 10 holes Thursday.

The damp course was ripe for the picking, as a number of players posted low scores. Despite that, Woods seemed to struggle at times, as his tee shots and approaches were often inaccurate. Even so, he was able to pull himself together and end the day with a solid score, as evidenced by his scorecard:



Woods' time in Turkey started out in grand fashion Tuesday when he hit drives across the Bosphorus Bridge from Europe to Asia, as seen in this photo courtesy of SportsCenter:



His first-round showing wasn't quite as glamorous, but it was a decent start nonetheless, as he is tied with several golfers for 50th place at one under, six shots behind leaders Paul Casey, Darren Fichardt and Steve Webster.



Woods was part of the day's final group along with Justin Rose and Henrik Stenson, according to Golf Channel's Matt Ginella, so Tiger had plenty of incentive to perform well since he was competing alongside two of his toughest foes in this tournament.



Based on the way things went for Tiger on the first hole, he seemed poised for a monster day. Woods hit a wayward tee shot, but his approach was perfect, which led to a routine birdie make. According to Golf Channel's Tiger Tracker, Woods' great recovery suggested that he would have an easy go of it.



Unfortunately for Tiger, though, that wasn't necessarily the case. For whatever reason, Woods really struggled to find the fairway off the tee for much of the day. In many ways, it was indicative of his season as a whole. He has shown flashes of the Tiger of old, but all too often, his inconsistent play has held him back.

Following his birdie on the...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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