Woods wobbles at the end

AN UNCHARACTERISTIC double bogey at the last cost Tiger Woods the outright lead on the opening day of the Target World Challenge, the tournament he hosts in Southern California.

The world No.1 led for most of the day, reaching the turn at three under after birdies at the first, second and fifth.

He picked up further shots at the tenth and 11th and remained bogey-free until the last where his drive found the trees on the right. His approach went into a small creek left of the green and, after taking a penalty drop and chipping on, he was left with an eight-foot bogey putt which rolled three feet past the hole.

That allowed fellow American Jim Furyk to take a one-stroke lead after a four-under-par 68. Woods dropped into a share of second with Henrik Stenson, Zach Johnson and Rory Sabbatini.