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Poulte, Laird lead after 1st round of Players Championship

Ian Poulter ran off a string of
four straight birdies midway through his opening round and is tied
with Martin Laird after both shot 7-under-par 65 after the first
round of The Players Championship. Blake Adams is one shot back.
Kevin Na and Ben Crane are two off the lead.
A week after missing the cut for just the eighth time as a pro,
Tiger Woods shot a wildly inconsistent 74 that included three
birdies and five bogeys on his card. He will have to play well
Friday to avoid missing consecutive cuts for the first time in his
career.