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Tiger Woods roars back after horror start to share Japan lead

Tiger Woods of the US tees off at the 6th hole during the first round of the Zozo Championship golf tournament at the Narashino Country Club in Inzai, Chiba prefecture on October 24, 2019. [Photo by Toshifumi KITAMURA / AFP]

Tiger Woods got off to a horrific start before roaring back with nine birdies in 15 holes to share the inaugural Zozo Championship lead in Japan Thursday as Rory McIlroy struggled.

Woods, three over after three holes, bounced back in stunning fashion with a back-nine of 29 and a six-under round of 64 to top the leaderboard alongside US Open champion Gary Woodland.

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