"Last year I played -- I was really almost a cripple, and I was popcorning it. This year I felt pretty good. So I got it within 20 yards of them a few times, which is good."
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Tuesday.
Former World No. 1 Tiger Woods said, on Thursday, that he was fortunate to have been picked by US captain Fred Couples for the Presidents Cup defence in Australia later this month.
Images from the first round's play at the Augusta Masters on Thursday.
Twice winner Fred Couples withdrew from the Nissan Open on Tuesday because of an unspecified injury, PGA Tour officials said.
The Indian golfing ace eclipsed Fred Couples and Craig Parry with an impressive four-under-par 68 on day 1 of the Johnnie Walker Classic.
American Bart Bryant fired a final round four-under-par 68 on Sunday to capture the Memorial Tournament in Dublin, Ohio by one stroke from Fred Couples.
Local hero Choi Kyung-ju won the SK Telecom Golf Open for his third Asian Tour victory.
Three-times champion Nick Faldo hinted that he could have played his final British Open after shooting a second-round 78 to miss the cut on Friday.
Baby-faced teenager Matthew Fitzpatrick rounded off a dream week on Sunday by claiming the silver medal at the British Open as the leading amateur.
Tiger Woods remained unbeaten at this week's Presidents Cup as the United States maintained a one-point lead over the Internationals after the weather-delayed foursomes ended on Saturday morning.
Anirban Lahiri is going the full distance in terms of preparation and soaking in the atmosphere as he plays the pre-event traditional Par-3 which opens the official action at the Masters each year.
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