Woods Angered by Errors After 66 Gives Him Lead in Dubai Golf

**SWFlaGolfer** · 02-03-2006 , 10:16 AM

Woods Angered by Errors After 66 Gives Him Lead in Dubai Golf

Feb. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Tiger Woods said a second-round score of 66 that propelled him into a two-shot lead at the Dubai Desert Classic wasn't good enough.

The top-ranked player, who began three shots adrift of the overnight leaders, opened at the Emirates Golf Club with an eagle three and birdied eight of the next 13 holes in the United Arab Emirates. A six at the 18th, his ninth, a double-bogey five at the short fourth and another bogey two holes later left the world's richest athlete at 11-under par.

`When you throw away four shots like I did, it's just unacceptable,'' Woods told Sky Sports. ``It could have been a special one.''

The 17th Dubai Desert Classic is the culmination of three weeks of European Tour events in the Middle East dubbed Desert Swing. Chris DiMarco won the inaugural Abu Dhabi Golf Championship on Jan. 19 while Swedish Ryder Cup candidate Henrik Stenson took the champion's check four days ago at the Qatar Masters, a victory that moved him into the world's top 20 for the first time.

Woods, who has also played in China and Japan since November, is seeking a first win at Dubai after tying for second place in 2001 behind Denmark's Thomas Bjorn, who won with a record score of 22-under par. The 2004 edition, in which Woods was fifth, was won by his close friend Mark O'Meara, who shot a second straight 71 today to move to 2-under par.
Ireland's Peter Lawrie matched Woods's score of 66 to tie for second at 9-under with Denmark's Soren Hansen, whose 65 was the best round of the day so far.

Birdies to Come

Overnight leaders Retief Goosen, the world No. 3 and two- time U.S. Open champion, 1997 winner Richard Green of Australia and Welshman Jamie Donaldson have yet to begin their rounds. About two-thirds of the players have reached the halfway point.

Woods, who headed to the range after his round to ``work on my game and get it fixed,'' said he won't be leading at the end of today's play.

``There's no way, because the greens are too good,'' he said. ``The pins aren't tucked here so you can go ahead and be aggressive and fire the ball. A lot of the pins are right in the middle of the green, so the guys will be making some birdies this afternoon.''

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SWFlaGolfer Admin Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Southwest Florida Posts: 125 Rep Power: 10	Woods Angered by Errors After 66 Gives Him Lead in Dubai Golf Woods Angered by Errors After 66 Gives Him Lead in Dubai Golf Feb. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Tiger Woods said a second-round score of 66 that propelled him into a two-shot lead at the Dubai Desert Classic wasn't good enough. The top-ranked player, who began three shots adrift of the overnight leaders, opened at the Emirates Golf Club with an eagle three and birdied eight of the next 13 holes in the United Arab Emirates. A six at the 18th, his ninth, a double-bogey five at the short fourth and another bogey two holes later left the world's richest athlete at 11-under par. `When you throw away four shots like I did, it's just unacceptable,'' Woods told Sky Sports. ``It could have been a special one.'' The 17th Dubai Desert Classic is the culmination of three weeks of European Tour events in the Middle East dubbed Desert Swing. Chris DiMarco won the inaugural Abu Dhabi Golf Championship on Jan. 19 while Swedish Ryder Cup candidate Henrik Stenson took the champion's check four days ago at the Qatar Masters, a victory that moved him into the world's top 20 for the first time. Woods, who has also played in China and Japan since November, is seeking a first win at Dubai after tying for second place in 2001 behind Denmark's Thomas Bjorn, who won with a record score of 22-under par. The 2004 edition, in which Woods was fifth, was won by his close friend Mark O'Meara, who shot a second straight 71 today to move to 2-under par. Ireland's Peter Lawrie matched Woods's score of 66 to tie for second at 9-under with Denmark's Soren Hansen, whose 65 was the best round of the day so far. Birdies to Come Overnight leaders Retief Goosen, the world No. 3 and two- time U.S. Open champion, 1997 winner Richard Green of Australia and Welshman Jamie Donaldson have yet to begin their rounds. About two-thirds of the players have reached the halfway point. Woods, who headed to the range after his round to ``work on my game and get it fixed,'' said he won't be leading at the end of today's play. ``There's no way, because the greens are too good,'' he said. ``The pins aren't tucked here so you can go ahead and be aggressive and fire the ball. A lot of the pins are right in the middle of the green, so the guys will be making some birdies this afternoon.''