Charlotte — Tiger Woods will use a new set of irons at this week’s Wells Fargo Championship in North Carolina, the 14-times Major winner announced on Tuesday. Woods has been trying out the TaylorMade clubs for a while, and has decided the time is right to put them to the test in the heat of competition. "Phase 1 of irons development… is complete. Looking forward to teeing it up this week," he tweeted ahead of Thursday’s first round in Charlotte. The news comes more than a year after Woods signed with TaylorMade, and after a disappointing performance in April at the US Masters. Woods struggled with his irons on the way to finishing tied for 32nd. "I felt I hit it well enough off the tee to do some things, but I hit my irons awful for the week," he said after his final round at Augusta National. Woods, in his seventh start of the year after successful spinal fusion treatment, will be joined at Quail Hollow by a strong field that features Rory McIlroy, Justin Thomas and Masters champio...
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