Tiger tails O8217;Meara

Masters champion Woods, a three-time winner this year, is playing in his final tuneup event for the British Open in two weeks at Troon, Scotland. This was his first sub-par round since a 67 in round two of the US Open.O8217;Meara, who won the Pebble Beach pro-am and the Buick Invitational in early February, began on the back nine. He birdied the 11th and 13th holes, the latter on a 14-foot putt, and eagled the 519-yard 15th hole with 40-foot putt.

O8217;Meara then birdied three of the last six holes, finishing on the ninth with a 14-foot birdie set up with a bunker shot. 8220;I stayed patient and realised the course would be playing tough,8221; O8217;Meara said. 8220;It8217;s a good course, I just don8217;t play it well. If I putt well, I can play as well as any other player on the PGA Tour.8221;

Woods also opened on the back nine and began with two birdies, then birdied the 15th, 16th and 17th with short putts.