Tiger, Mickelson, and Vijay hack way through 1st round of Deutsche Bank
It was a really ugly front nine for the dream team pairing of Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, and Vijay Singh. While others were well under par, the marquee threesome shot 36 (Phil), 37 (Tiger), and 40 (Vijay). Vijay four-putted the first hole for double bogey. He shanked some shots on the back, apparently after completely losing his swing. Phil was the only one playing well — until the 9th hole when Phil tried a miraculous shot through trees and the rough (reminiscent of Winged Foot), only to clip a tree and end up with triple bogey (erasing an earlier eagle). Tiger even lost his cool after consistently errant drives and slammed his club into the tee marker and then ground.
Lefty finished -1, Tiger +1, and Vijay +3. Not what the tournament sponsors dreamt up!
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