Given where his first tee shot ended up, and considering the issues with his left elbow and the lack of golf he's played in the past month, a 2-under-par 69 for Tiger Woods on Thursday was more than acceptable. Woods overcame an unplayable lie at the first, a chip that failed to stay on the green at the sixth and a putt that went off the green at the 12th to get under par and within three strokes of first-round leader Zach Johnson at the Open Championship. "It was tough," said Woods, who has now been under par in five of his last six opening rounds at major championships. "The golf course progressively got more dried out and more difficult as we played. And I'm very pleased to shoot anything even par or better." Despite sunny skies and comfortable temperatures that got into the 70s, Muirfield turned treacherous during the opening round, even though 14 players shot in the 60s. Among them were 56-year-old Mark O'Meara, Dustin Johnson, Brandt Snedeker, Phil Mickelson and 19-year-old Jordan Spieth. Source: ESPN
