Woods backs down on 'ten' challenge

Tiger Woods says he is going to disappoint a lot of people later this week - by refusing the challenge of The Belfry’s famous 10th hole.

Tue, 24 Sep, 2002 - 18:48

Tiger Woods says he is going to disappoint a lot of people later this week - by refusing the challenge of The Belfry’s famous 10th hole.

Woods made the 260-yard carry to the green with a three-wood in practice today, but then said of the match starting on Friday: “I will lay up every day.

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