Newsday (N.Y.): Tiger Woods trying to find his game

By Art Spander
Special to Newsday

Even the weather seems to be against Tiger Woods.

Coastal fog, not unusual this time of the year in southern California, delayed Woods -- and everyone else -- by two hours at the start of Wednesday's pro-am for the Farmers Insurance Open.

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Global Golf Post: Troubles Build for Mickelson

By Art Spander
For GlobalGolfPost.com

LA JOLLA, CALIFORNIA -- This wasn't what the Farmers Insurance Open needed, the hometown kid -- well, he's no longer a kid and maybe this is the issue -- missing the cut. And, because that Tiger guy wasn't around, other than around the world, it left a void in the superstar category.

Phil Mickelson had won the tournament, once known as the Buick Invitational, three times. He was the biggest name at Torrey Pines. What a site and sight it is, rambling along the bluffs above the breaking surf.

His participation, however...

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Global Golf Post: Mahan's Sunday Morning Mess

By Art Spander
For GlobalGolfPost.com

SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA — Hunter Mahan went to sleep on an eagle Saturday night at the Farmers Open and woke up to a double-bogey Sunday morning. He was awake, wasn't he?

A great finish to round three, a three on the par-5 18th at Torrey Pines, tied him for second and put him in the final group with Phil Mickelson and Bill Haas.

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Global Golf Post: New Tiger Getting Old In A Hurry

By Art Spander
For GlobalGolfPost.com

SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA — He said he's not looking back. Tiger Woods isn't. However, the rest of us are.

We're remembering the Tiger who used to be, not the one who is. We're wondering when the new Tiger will again be the old Tiger. Or wondering if the new Tiger ever again will be the old Tiger.

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RealClearSports: Tiger's New Beginning Not Too Bad

By Art Spander
For RealClearSports.com

SAN DIEGO -- Somebody from the country of Korea named Sung-hoon Kang shot 64 Thursday in the Farmers Insurance Open. Somebody from the land of Paradise Lost named Tiger Woods shot 69. And here we go.

To some, this is the unofficial start of the PGA Tour, a tournament with Tiger, Phil Mickelson and, yes, Sung-hoon Kang, who after Day 1 of the $5.8 million Farmers was only a shot in front of Rickie Fowler and Alex Prugh.

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