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Tiger Woods ‘happy’ to be in second place at the PGA Championship
St Louis — Tiger Woods was a lot more forgiving of his runner-up finish at the PGA Championship on Sunday than his close call at July’s British Open. Woods huffed and puffed with everything he could muster but in the end could not quite blow down the Brooks Koepka house at Bellerive, coming up two shots short. However, he dispelled any lingering doubts that he was back from spinal fusion surgery in 2017, even if at 42, it is unrealistic to expect him to dominate in the manner that earned him 14 Major championships before his 33rd birthday. Woods in his prime treated second place with contempt but his perspective has changed with time and an ailing body. He said he could not recall the last time he had felt so good about not winning. "I was pretty ticked at the British Open," he said of his performance at Carnoustie, where he finished three strokes behind winner Francesco Molinari. The Claret Jug was his for the taking when he led midway through the final round before a double-bogey ...
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