Someone made a quick buck on Thursday morning. It was a little after 7.30am in the sand hills of - Pinehurst was still and quiet as streams of spectators weaved their way between the fairways and grandstands and giant white tents until they reached hole 10, where began his 23rd US Open.The 48-year-old had leaked his second shot into the wiregrass and sand down the right - the ‘native area’ as its known. But Woods clipped a delicate chip over a bunker and the ball settled around 12ft from the hole.Soon a shriek cut through the silence. ‘Plus 220 for an opening birdie!’ a fan shouted. Translation: he stood to double his money and have a bit left over - provided Woods made his putt. He did. The ball dropped into the cup, the galleries exploded and Woods was back in familiar territory: atop the leaderboard at a major.
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