TPC: Tiger shoots 3 over in first round

The Tour Players Championship begins today. It has perhaps the strongest field in golf, and the most memorable short par 3 in golf, the island green on the 17th -- where the fans line up waiting for a train wreck.

Tiger is a slow starter and usually doesn't shoot all that well in the first round. Well, today, he remained true to form and shot 3 over par. Adam Scott is the leader at -7. Yes, if you've been following The Golf Blog, that's the same Adam Scott who is coached by Butch Harmon and whom Butch thinks has a more technically sound swing than Tiger.

Don't count Tiger out yet. It will be a BIG day tomorrow.
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