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Golf writer Andy Reistetter is on site at TPC Boston in Norton, Massachusetts and is providing daily reports covering both inside and outside the ropes.
On moving day Tiger Woods shot a 1-over par 72 to fall out of contention in Week Two of the PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup at TPC Boston.
The World No. 1 golfer is nine strokes back of a Tigerless marquee leader board that includes Steve Stricker, Retief Goosen, and Sean O'Hair at the top.
With 16 players within four shots it's anybody's tournament if they go low on the Labor Day Monday finish.
Others within the Sweet 16 include three-time Major champion Padraig Harrington who has been knocking at the door recently at the PGA at Hazeltine and the first playoff Barclays event last week at Liberty National.
Don’t rule out long hitting Dustin Johnson who gave away three shots down the stretch today with bogeys at No. 13 and 16 and a three-putt par on No. 18. Or Jim Furyk who chipped in on the last hole to salvage a 73 and stay within three strokes.
Long hitting Masters Champion Angel Cabrera and Geoff Ogilvy are four back after shooting 70s in the sunny but cool and breezy day outside Boston.
Is anyone complaining that Tiger is not in the hunt hunting them?
Certainly not one of the the co-leaders Steve Stricker. "It's good for the tournament when he's there. It's good for TV when he's up there. But as a player, it's nice that if you're up around the lead that he's not."
Nor the other co-leader Retief Goosen. "The players are happy that he's not up top of the leader board. The sponsors are unhappy that he's not on top of the leader board."
The third and final co-leader Sean O'Hair is counting his blessings that Tiger is so far back in the pack that there are 36 players between them to protect him.
"(If) I wake up, and there's a little bit of doubt. It takes me a few holes to get going. I mean, Bay Hill two years in a row, it's taken me seven holes to get going, and I can't do that with a player like Tiger Woods nipping at my heels."
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