Upbeat Tiger bids to become Lord of the Manor

TIGER WOODS will tee off at Adare Manor today delighted to start his preparations for the British Open Championship at St Andrews in earnest.

The world number one left the United States last night for Ireland’s midwest and the JP McManus Invitational Pro-Am slightly earlier than he had hoped, after a disappointing week at the AT&T National in Pennsylvania.

Yet despite failing to shoot an under-par round in a tournament for the first time since the 1999 Bay Hill Invitational, Woods departed in good cheer as he continues to get his game back on track after a turbulent start to his season.