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/ SPORTS / THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2010 / THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN / KANSAN.COM
PGA
Tiger goes low in first round
ASSOCIATED PRESS
MELBOURNE, Australia — Tiger Woods hit the ball as well as he has all year, except on the greens.
In his final title defense of a forgettable year, Woods opened the Australian Masters with a 2-under 69 and was four shots behind the early leaders Thursday at Victoria Golf Club.
Woods missed only two greens in regulation, both times saving par from a bunker. But he took 19 putts on his outward nine, and had to hole a 7-foot par putt on the final hole to avoid his second three-putt bogey.
Ogey.
Alistair Presnell and Adam Bland each at 6 a-under 65, one shot clear of a group that included PGA Tour winner Andre Stolz. Geoff Ogilvy, who was a member at Victoria as a teenager, opened with a 72.
"That was probably the highest
score I could have shot," Woods said. "I gave myself a lot of looks early. I just didn't kept leaving them short. The only bogey I had was a three-putt."
Woods hit driver only on the par 5s, opting to play for position with a 2-iron and occasional 3-wood as he
did a year ago at Kingston Heath when he won for the first time Down Under. Woods captured his 82nd title worldwide last year, and finished off another strong season with seven wins.
completion of a year that cost him his marriage and his golf game, rather it was a tournament he was trying to win.
Twelve days later, he was in a car accident outside his Florida home that led to revelations of infidelity.
"That was probably the highest score I could have shot"
Even after a perplexing round on the greens, he felt he was on track.
Woods has said he's not looking at his trip to Melbourne as the
"I could have easily been 4, 5, or under," Woods said. "I don't know
the guys are going to do this afternoon, but I'm right there."
TIGER WOODS Golfer
W o o d s missed only two fairways — with a driver on the
He certainly was in play.
par-5 18th that forced him to pitch out sideways from the trees, and a 3-wood that he pulled into the bunker on the eighth, which has been converted to a par 4 for the Australian Masters.
VOLLEYBALL (CONTINUED FROM 1B)
Jayhawks five points before Texas A&M scored. Kansas expanded on its lead with kills by Garlington, junior setter Nicole Tate and senior outside hitter Jenna Kaiser; a block by freshman middle blocker Caroline Jarmoc and Kaiser; and an ace from sophomore defensive specialist Morgan Boub.
A tough Kansas defense kept Texas A&M's offense from succeeding. Kansas wrapped up the first set 25-14 with a block by Jarmoc and a kill by Kaiser.
The second set began with an ace from Tate and stayed close until it was tilt at 5-5. From there, Texas A&M gained a commanding lead behind a series of attack errors by Kansas. Meanwhile, Texas A&M junior outside hitter Kelsey Black continued to hammer shots onto the Kansas side, scoring six kills in the set, and freshman settler Allie Sawatzky contributed occasional surprise attacks to drive up the Aggies' lead until they took the set at 17-25.
Aggie sophomore middle blocker Alisia Kastmo came alive in the third set, combining with Sawatzky to keep the first half of the third set close. Kastmo scored three kills in a row, tying the score at 11-11, but the Jayhawks found a place to score in the middle of the court. Jarmoc and Kaiser had a four-point run, giving the Jayhawks the lead. Despite a late offensive effort by Aggie junior outside hitter Chelsea Ringel, the Jayhawks won the set with a score of 25-20.
Kansas outside hitters Garlington, Kaiser and Mayfield continued to have success in the fourth set, keeping the game close while Texas A&M's top offensive players also saw success. Riley had been digging furiously throughout the match and closed in on a career record as the Aggies' offense closed in at the end of the set. Texas A&M ended the set 25-22 with a block, an ace and two kills, and tying the match 2-2.
The fifth set was rough, with both teams taking big swings and not always hitting the mark.
Clutch shots by Mayfield, Tolefree and Garlington helped clinch the Jayhawk victory in a set that was tied as late as 12-12. Toward the end of the game, the Aggies had several error checks before Mayfield closed it out with a kill.
Mayfield closed it in.
Coach Ray Bechard said he couldn't single out any player as making the difference, but that the win was due to plays by various players. He said it was a hard fought match. "We got off to a great start, and then they got back on us pretty hard in game two," Bechard said. "And then it was kind of a dog fight from there. But we played well at the end and had a lot of really gutty individual performances."
The win at College Station improves Kansas' record to 16-11 overall, 7-9 Big 12. The Jayhawks return to Lawrence on Saturday for a rematch with Baylor. In their last meeting, the Jayhawks defeated the Baylor Bears in four sets at Waco, Texas.
Edited by Lisa Curran
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