April 30th, 2009 
Lovely Tiger Woods shot a 30 on his back nine Thursday in the Quail Hollow Championship, taking advantage of a sharp short game on his way to a 7th under 65th and a three-shot clubhouse lead on the first day of the Championships in Charlotte. 
Tiger Woods, who started his round on No. 10, didn’t catch the leaders until a simple up-and-down for birdie on the par-5 fifth hole. He pulled away by closing with three straight birdies, the last one with a 6-iron from the rough into 12 feet. Such a shot might not have been possible in recent years at Quail Hollow, a championship course with thick rough lining the fairways. This year, the rough has been shaved to a uniform 2 inches, and there is virtually no penalty for errant tee shots unless a player gets stuck behind a tree. The test came from firm, fast greens, and Woods simply shined.
He only came close to making bogey twice, but escaped with tap-in pars. He hit a pitch from a deep swale right of the par-3 second green to within a foot, then hit a longer flop to a tight pin on the fourth hole, and the ball checked up a few inches beyond the cup.
“I hit a couple of loose shots here and there, but I really putted well. I had a couple of key saves made a nice little up-and-down at 2 and just a really good save at 4 that kept the round going. It’s always nice when you birdie the last three. I putted the same as at Augusta but this time they went in instead of lipping out, Tiger Woods said.”
Ten of the world’s top 14 have gathered for the Championships in Charlotte with Kim, Phil Mickelson, Sergio Garcia, Padraig Harrington, Vijay Singh, Jim Furyk and Angel Cabrera all hoping to deny Tiger Woods.
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Woods might just be lucky to win the championship. Lets wait and see.