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Woods starts strong at Bridgestone
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Tiger Woods watches his chip to the fourth hole during the first round of the Bridgestone Invitational Thursday in Akron, Ohio. - photo by Associated Press
AKRON, Ohio — Tiger Woods showed signs of a positive recovery Thursday at the Bridgestone Invitational. Not just from back surgery, but from making bogeys. Woods bounced back with birdies all three times that he made mistakes, opening with a 2-under 68 on a soft, gentle day for scoring at Firestone.