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Show Thursday, February 16, 2006 DAILY 7 HERALD f u GOLF Woods tries to keep one streak, end another 18th hole to force a playoff, but Piped a 3-iron into a beer tent THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 3 AN Hewas the last one tofall off a tube and got tangled up with and made bogey. — Tiger someone in the water, putting The Nisian Coen ako uit him on crutches and out of golf going in opposite directions. Theonegetting most of the attention is his 2-0 start to 2006, playoff victories in the Buick in an official tournament, to Billy Mayfair in 1998 when the tournament moved to Valencia Country Club while Riviera’s five times since returning in December, winning in South Anke andlosing to Woods in ert Classic that take expectations even higher. The last time he started off ayear withtwo victories was in 2000, which has b his benchmark for ance. 2 Making it three in a row means getting rid of another sire that is getting under his asoods is 0-10 at the Nissan Open, a record that datestohis PGA Tour debut as a 16-yearold amateur whenhe missed the cut. His record has improved onlyslightly since he turned professional, although the Nissan Open remains the only PGA Tour event he has playedmore than three times as a prowithout winning. “I just eke played my best golf at the right time,” Woods Said Wednesday.“I've played _Even when Woods was at his best — 2000 comes to mind — Riviera knocked him down. id a stretch from the end _of to the spring of 2000 in which he finished first or secondin 10 out of 11 events. The exception, of course, was the Nissan Open, wherehe tied for 18th. His next chance starts Thursday,andif his winless streak at his hometowntournament is wctening heavily, Woods isn’t saying. “You don’t evertry to force _a win,” he said.“Youjust take it as a process.It’s 72 holes. Youtakeit a shot at atime, _andhopefullyat the endof the week, on youre on top:” One assumption seems safe — thatit will be 72 holes. A year ago,players spent some g¢ five days at Riviera and man- ‘Woods has a couple of st ste of his only playoff loss Invitational and the Dubai Des- for four months, Els has played _greéns werebeing rebuilt. olf, but not my best stuff. Andthis track, you've got to hit the ball. well. You just can’t get away withhitting it poorly around here and expect to win.” Not that he hasn’t come close. Woods is part of an All-Star collection of players in the hunt in 1999,the year Ernie Els pulled away from Woods, Davis LoveIII, David Duval and Nick. Price to win by twoshots. Woods needed a birdie on the Paes be Dulaiia exec Ee it was the seventh time Els has been a runner-up to Woods.But the 36-year-old South African saw it as progress, His knee not quite 100 percent, and he did well to get into the playoff when Els made a 6-foot birdie on the final hole. “I haven't played with Tiger, orin that kindofa field, for a while. Andto play that well and win was quite exciting,” Els said. “I’m looking forward to the year.” Better yet, Els got his traveling out of the way for now.In the past, he would leave Hawaii for places like Singapore and Australia and the Middle East, then head to Florida to begin his TEED SAXON/Associated Press march to the Masters. The two ErnieEls of South Africa watches his drive, which landed 10 feet from thepin,on the sixth hole in Middle East tournaments were the Pro-Am roundof the Nissan Open golf tournament at Riviera Country Club in Los Angeles moved upthis year,so Els will on Wednesday. be in the United States the next two months, aged to squeezein only 36 holes because ofrain that turned the fairwaysinto swamps and gave bunkers the literal meaning of “beach.” Adam Scott and Chad Campbell were tied for the lead, didn’t play Sunday and returned Monday morning for a playoff, which Scott wonon the first extra hole. Because it was only 36 holes, it did not countas an official victory. California is getting plenty of sunshine these days, however. Coming off a spectacular week at Pebble Beach, the forecast is for mostly dry conditions through Sunday. The course is in great shape, with fairways running fast. ~ Andif a playoff also is inthe forecast, perhaps that bodes well for Woods. Herealizes heis getting oldBothvictories this year went —_gerthan usual. Even without er, but has noplans to cut back extra holes — two at Torrey Phil Mickelson, Vijay Singh and onhis travel. Looking athis rePines before he outlasted Jose Retief Goosen, the Nissan Open cord, which includes three maMaria Olazabal, and the 18th boasts 13 of the top 25 in the jors andsix runner-up finishes, hole at Dubai whenhe beat worldranking. = he sees no reasonto change. ErnieEls. In fact, Woods’last The welcomesight is Els, “Upto now,I've had a great four victories went overtime, who is playing on American soil career,” Els said. “A couple of including the American Express forthe first time since the U.S. putts here andthere,it could Championship at Harding Park Open. have beena lot better.” and the Dunlop Phoenix late last ‘The Big Easy tore ligaments Atleast he has one thing yearinJapan. = in his left knee during a holiday Woods doesn't — a trophy from The field at Riviera is stronin the Mediterranean last July. the Nissan Open. = FAST FACT Onthis datein 1997, Jeff Gordon, 25, becamethe youngest winnerof the Daytona 500 after Dale Earnhardt crashed 12 laps from the endto prolonghis Daytona 500 jinx. Source: AP Sportight/Assocated Press J MWC BYU MWC All-Academic team honors ‘Allist of BYU athietes me who ‘the 20 5 fall ‘Ai-Academic tam. 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