Ponte Vedra Beach — After finishing equal 11th at the Players Championship on Sunday, Tiger Woods declared himself ready to win another title. For the second day running, Woods plundered the first 12 holes at TPC Sawgrass, this time picking up six birdies. He was unable to finish quite so strongly, finding water at the island-green 17th for a double-bogey. He blamed a gust of wind for that stumble. "I fe1t good on every facet of the game and it’s weird not to mishit a shot today and only shoot three-under," the 14-times Major champion said. Generating as much club-head speed with his driver as almost anyone in the field, he showed he has lost little of his power after a spinal fusion in 2017. He also had good distance control with his irons and bounced back on the greens after putting woefully in Charlotte. "I didn’t play particularly well the first couple of days, but I turned it around this weekend. Unfortunately just didn’t cash in," he said after finishing seven strokes behind w...
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