AUGUSTA, (Reuters) – Tiger Woods, straining to remain upbeat as he struggles to regain form, said he was pleased after posting a 71 that put him six strokes off the pace after yesterday’s opening round of the Masters.
“I’m right there in the ball game,” said former world number one Woods, who has gone nearly 17 months without a win and is trying to get the hang of a new golf swing. “I’m only six back and we got a lot of golf ahead of us.”
Leading the 99-man field was 21-year-old Rory McIlroy of
