우즈, 1R 선두와 3타 차 ‘상큼한 출발’ 한달만에 골프대회에 출전한 타이거 우즈(미국)가 모처럼 깔끔한 플레이를 보여줬다. 우즈는 10일 호주 시드니의 레이크스 골프장(파72·6천290m)에서 열린 원아시아 투어 슈퍼시리즈 에미리츠 호주 오픈 1라운드에서 보기 없이 버디 4개를 골라내 4언더파 68타를 적어냈다. 한달 전 미국프로골프(PGA) 투어 프라이스닷컴 오픈에서 공동 30위에 그쳐 실망감을 안겨줬던 우즈는 7언더파 65타를 친 단독 선두 제러드 라일(호주)에 3타 뒤진 공동 8위에 자리를 잡았다. 우즈가 보기 없이 라운드를 마친 것은 지난 2월 두바이 데저트 클래식 2라운드 이후 9개월만이며 올 시즌 1라운드 경기 중 가장 좋은 성적이다. 1라운드 초반 버디 퍼트가 수차례 홀을 훑고 나와 타수를 줄이지 못하던 우즈는 8번홀(파5)에서 첫 버디를 잡은 뒤 10번홀(파4)과 11번홀(파5)에서도 1타씩을 줄여 상승세로 돌아섰다. 13번홀(파4)에서는 티샷을 그린 못미친 벙커에 빠뜨렸지만 벙커샷을 홀 한 뼘 거리에 붙여 가볍게 버디를 잡아냈다. 하지만 우즈는 3∼4m 거리에서 친 버디 퍼트가 홀 속에 척척 떨어지지 않아 애를 태우기도 했다. 14번홀(파5)에서는 두번째 샷을 그린 위에 올리고도 1.2m짜리 버디 퍼트가 또 홀을 맴돌다가 나와 3퍼트를 하는 바람에 파에 그쳤다. 우즈는 "집에서 연습하던 것처럼 샷이 매우 좋았다"며 이날 경기 내용에 만족했다. 장타자 더스틴 존슨(미국)은 6언더파 66타를 쳐 닉 와트니(미국)와 함께 공동 2위에 이름을 올렸고 한국의 신예 김우현(20)은 4언더파 68타를 쳐 공동 8위에 오르는 선전을 펼쳤다. 국가대표 출신으로 작년 9월 프로에 데뷔한 김우현은 한국프로골프투어(KGT) 출전권을 얻지 못해 올해는 원아시아 투어에서 뛰고 있다. 우즈의 전 캐디인 스티브 윌리엄스(뉴질랜드)와 호흡을 맞춘 애덤 스콧(호주)은 8번홀에서 200m를 남기고 6번 아이언으로 친 두번째 샷을 그대로 홀에 집어넣어 알바트로스를 기록했다. 스콧은 3언더파 69타를 쳐 공동 14위에 올랐다. 한편 '말썽꾼' 존 댈리(미국)는 10번홀까지 7타를 잃고 11번홀에서도 볼을 수차례 워터 해저드에 빠뜨리자 그대로 경기를 포기해 대회 관계자들을 당혹스럽게 만들었다. 2년 전 이 대회에서도 갤러리의 카메라를 부순 전력이 있는 댈리는 징계위원회에 회부될 전망이다. Woods three back after bogey-free 68 By Doug Ferguson Nov 10, 2011 2:19 AM ET SYDNEY - Tiger Woods played his first bogey-free round in nine months, a big development in any tournament he plays. It nearly got lost Thursday in the Australian Open, which featured an albatross from Adam Scott and another meltdown for John Daly. Jarrod Lyle had a 7-under 65 at The Lakes for a one-shot lead over Dustin Johnson and Nick Watney, two of the eight Americans warming up for the Presidents Cup next week. Thousands of fans who stood atop sand dunes had reason to be impressed with Woods in his first tournament in Sydney in 15 years. He hit the ball clean, usually where he was aiming and rarely got in trouble in blustery conditions for a 4-under 68, his lowest score to par in the first round of any tournament this year. The last time he played bogey free was the second round of the Dubai Desert Classic on Feb. 11. “I hit it really good today,” Woods said. “It was rewarding that I hit the just like I have at home.” Hoggard: Presidential Material Even so, most of the fans following him missed all the excitement. There was quite a buzz as Woods headed to the eighth tee. The gallery looked down the fairway on the 550-yard par 5 to see Scott celebrating a 6-iron from 220 yards downwind that landed 10 feet in front of the cup and went in for an albatross. That helped the Australian overcome a sloppy start and sent him to a 69. It was his first albatross since he was 17 in the Greg Norman Junior Masters. “That’s quite a while between drinks,” Scott said. “It gave me a boost, for sure. There were a lot of people there, and a lot of hands went in the air.” Two groups behind Woods was Daly, who doesn’t have a pretty record Down Under and it got downright ugly. It started on the short par-4 10th when Daly tried to drive the green. He thought his ball was in the front bunker, but after blasting out to about 4 feet, he realized he had hit a practice ball from the adjacent range. That’s when he was told his ball was in the back bunker, and with a penalty shot and a three-putt, he wound up with a triple bogey. Daly was annoyed, then hit his second on the par-5 11th into the water. Then he hit another into the lake. And another. And another. The final tally was seven balls, and it might have been more except that he had none left in his bag. Daly turned over his scorecard to Hunter Mahan and Craig Parry and walked off the course. Daly later said on Twitter, “when u run out of balls u run out of balls. yes, I shook my player’s partners hands & signed my card w/rules official.” In 2002, Daly threw his putter into the pond and failed to sign for a 78 at the Australian PGA, and he was fined $5,600. Two years ago, he smashed a spectator’s camera into a tree at Royal Sydney during the Australian Open. The rap sheet is even longer in the United States, from his 18 on the sixth hole at Bay Hill to the time he swatted a moving ball on the turtleback greens of Pinehurst No. 2 in the 1999 U.S. Open. “You always hear a story about John Daly doing something,” Mahan said. “Right in the middle of it. Great.” Parry came to Daly’s defense, saying he had the right club to reach the 11th green, but failed to realize the strength of the wind. Tour officials sounded as though they had seen enough. Brian Thorburn, chief executive of the PGA of Australia, said it was withdrawing its invitation for Daly to play in the Australian PGA in two weeks at Coolum. “The PGA does not need this kind of behavior tarnishing the achievements of other players and the reputation of our tournaments,” Thorburn said in a statement. “John is not welcome at Coolum.” Thursday was a welcome sight for Woods. He caught the worst of the weather, with a 20 mph wind strong enough to shoo away clouds and put a premium on accuracy. Good scores were posted earlier in the day, starting with the 65 by Lyle. Johnson had a sluggish start, only to turn it around with five straight birdies, most of them from inside 4 feet. Another guy headed to the Presidents Cup also fared well, even if he won’t be competing next week. That would be U.S. captain Fred Couples, who had a 67. Woods was in serious trouble off the tee only once, and hit a bullet under a tree and through the green that allowed him to save par on the third hole. Another poor tee shot wound up in the adjacent fairway on the par-5 eighth, but that led to his first birdie of the day. The opening seven holes at The Lakes are a matter of hanging on, with the scoring holes starting at No. 8. Woods started the back nine with consecutive birdies, then picked up another on the par-4 13th with a beautiful bunker shot to a tough green. He failed to birdie two of the par 5s on the back nine, three-putting from the back of the 14th green, and pulling his second shot on the 17th, lucky for the kikuya grass to grab the ball before it rolled down the bank and into the water. He was three shots out of the lead, significant in that he has been taking himself out of mix early in the other tournaments he has played. This is an important stretch for Woods, who is playing three times in a span of four weeks, his most golf activity since the spring. “I’m in a good spot,” Woods said. “Hopefully, the weather will be calm in the morning.”