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Woods tweaks setup, grip in hopes of improving putting

ST. ANDREWS, Scotland – Tiger Woods’ iron game at the Greenbrier Classic was the best it has been in at least 12 years.

His putting? Another story entirely, and his myriad missed opportunities led to another middling finish (T-32) at the rain-softened Old White TPC.

Woods’ proximity to the hole at The Greenbrier was 23 feet, 11 inches, his best iron-game performance since the Tour began keeping track of the statistic in 2003.

“The best I’ve hit it in probably two years,” Woods said Tuesday at St. Andrews. “That was a very, very good sign.