Tiger Woods Had A Disappointing Start At The British Open

Tiger Woods got off to a bad start at the British Open, bogeying the first hole.

But, given what happened with his tee shot, it could have been much worse.

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Tiger began the hole by hitting his tee shot to the left side of the fairway.

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The ball landed in waist-high rough after hitting a tree.

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Tiger decided to hit a provisional tee shot in case the ball was unplayable because the shot was so bad.

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Woods chose to take a drop after the ball was discovered and rendered unplayable.

Tiger got a good swing on the ball, but he hit it into a bunker.

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The lie was good, and Woods hit a nice save out of the sand, leaving himself with an easy bogey putt.

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But, given how the hole began, Woods was fortunate to be only 1-over par going into the second.

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