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Tiger brings sore back and troubled game into US Open

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Aug 23, 2020; Norton, Massachusetts, USA; Tiger Woods hits his tee shot on the 9th hole during the final round of The Northern Trust golf tournament at TPC of Boston. [Mark Konezny-USA TODAY Sports]

Tiger Woods brings his sore back and struggling game into the 120th US Open hoping to catch fire at a major where he hasn’t managed a top-10 finish since 2010.

The 44-year-old reigning Masters champion comes into Winged Foot off a share of 51st two weeks ago in the BMW Championship at Olympia Fields on a set-up that played like a US Open with hard, fast greens and dense rough.

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