Tiger Woods: I deserved better from opening round

Tiger Woods believes he deserved better from his opening round at The Open after a level par 71 left him five shots behind early pacesetter Kevin Kisner.
In his first Open appearance for three years, Woods produced a solid first round, yet was left frustrated with pars on both of the par fives at Carnoustie.
The 14-time major winner missed a short putt for a birdie at the sixth and dropped shots with bogeys on the 10th, 13th and 15th, as he finished the day down in joint 32nd spot.
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— The Open (@TheOpen) July 19, 2018
“I played better than what the score indicates,” said Woods.
“I had two eight-irons into both par fives today, and I end up with par on both of those. If I just clean up those two holes and play them the way I’m supposed to play them with eight-iron in my hand, I think I’d probably have the best round in the afternoon wave.
“So it certainly could have been a little bit better.
.@TigerWoods on his return to Carnoustie and The Open 🐯 #TheOpen pic.twitter.com/Mjd0AnNtgF
— The Open (@TheOpen) July 19, 2018
“The guys weren’t doing much this afternoon, and I felt like, if I could shoot something in under par today, it would be good.
“I got off to a great start. I birdied one and birdied four, and I was right there. I had an eight-iron to six and looking like I could really do something here. Unfortunately, it didn’t quite turn out that way.”
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