Cink takes three-shot lead over Woods
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Stewart Cink threatened to turn the NEC Invitational into a runaway Saturday morning, making two birdies to start his long day at Firestone before Tiger Woods began closing the gap.
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Stewart Cink went from the last American picked for the Ryder Cup team to the first name on the leaderboard at the NEC Invitational, completing a 7-under 63 on Friday for a two-shot lead over Zach Johnson.
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Tiger Woods held a three-stroke lead halfway through the Dunlop Phoenix, hoping to end a drought that has left him without a title since February. Woods shot a 3-under 67 Friday that gave him an 8-under 132 after two rounds in the &#36;1.89 million event, the richest on the Japanese tour.
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Stewart Cink seized control of the NEC Invitational with six straight one-putt greens and a chip-in from 50 feet for birdie on the 18th hole yesterday for a 2-under-par 68, giving him a five-shot lead over a trio of Ryder Cup teammates.
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NORTON, Massachusetts  - Tiger Woods made two   eagles to pull three strokes ahead of Vijay Singh at the   Deutsche Bank Championship on Monday
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THOUSAND OAKS, California  - Tiger Woods, hunting his eighth victory of the year, overcame two early bogeys to stretch his lead to six shots in the Target World Challenge third round on Saturday.
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AKRON, Ohio  - Stewart Cink maintained his  composure to register an even par final round score of 70 for a  four-shot victory at the $7 million WGC-NEC Invitational on  Sunday, his second win of the season.
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Stewart Cink was 105 yards from the pin, circumstances under which he'd typically select a wedge, put an easy swing on the ball and watch it nestle relatively close to the cup. Instead, he grabbed a 6-iron, took a mighty swing &#151; and the ball still was short of the green, eventually leading to a bogey for the United States.
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MIYAZAKI, Japan  - A resurgent Tiger Woods shot a  three-under-par 67 to preserve his three-stroke advantage at  the halfway point of the Dunlop Phoenix tournament Friday.
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A resurgent Tiger Woods shot a three-under-par 67 to preserve his three-stroke advantage at the halfway point of the Dunlop Phoenix tournament on Friday.
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Tiger Woods held a three-stroke lead halfway through the Dunlop Phoenix, hoping to end a drought that has left him without a title since February.
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Tiger Woods never liked tournaments where birdies were required simply to keep up. He managed just fine Saturday at the Tour Championship, where a 6-under 64 only allowed him to keep his three-shot margin at the pushover known as East Lake.
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All it took was one glance at the scoreboard to realize the Ryder Cup was over. Tiger Woods was in the lead. It required two of his best shots to get there Thursday in the American Express Championship, a drive he hammered on the 567-yard 18th hole at The Grove, followed by a 3-wood into a slight breeze that landed 20 feet away for an eagle that gave Woods an 8-under 63, and a one-shot lead over Padraig Harrington and Ian Poulter.
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Recent Ryder Cup pick Stewart Cink has the first-round lead at the NEC Invitational as only 16 golfers finish their rounds due to rain.
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Tiger Woods showed glimpses of his magical best but was two behind Stewart Cink after a rain affected first day at the NEC-WGC Invitational in Akron.
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MIYAZAKI, Japan : American superstar Tiger Woods overcame rainy conditions to hit a five-under-par 65 for a three-stroke lead in the first round of the Dunlop Phoenix golf tournament.
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Tiger Woods rebounded from a rough opening round at the Western Open, but Phil Mickelson stumbled badly. And Stewart Cink jumped into contention with one of the best rounds ever at the tournament.