In this June 15, 2008 file photo, Tiger Woods holds on to his left knee after teeing off on the second hole during the fourth round of the US Open championship at Torrey Pines Golf Course in San Diego. Woods will miss the rest of the season because of a left knee that will require more surgery, a person with knowledge of the decision said Wednesday June 18, 2008. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)
By DOUG FERGUSON – 5 hours ago
Tiger Woods’ career has been defined as much by spectacular shots as mind-boggling numbers. In just a dozen years on the PGA Tour, he already has won 65 times to rank third on the all-time list behind Sam Snead and Jack Nicklaus. Woods has won 14 majors, closing on the record 18 won by Nicklaus and joining the Golden Bear as the only players to win the career Grand Slam three times over. He is 44-3 on tour when he has at least a share of the 54-hole lead.
The latest number is the most troubling — three surgeries on his left knee in five years.
Two days after a grueling U.S. Open that took him five days and 91 holes to win, Woods said Wednesday he will have reconstructive surgery on his left knee to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament, forcing him to miss the rest of the season.
“While I am obviously disappointed to have to miss the remainder of the season, I have to do the right thing for my long-term health and look forward to returning to competitive golf when my doctors agree that my knee is sufficiently healthy,” Woods said on his Web site. “My doctors assure me with the proper rehabilitation and training, the knee will be strong and there will be no long-term effects.”

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Augusta, GA (AHN) — Trevor Immelman shot his second straight 4-under 68 to grab a one-shot lead after the second round of the Masters at Augusta National on Friday as Tiger Woods again struggled with a 1-under 71 and is seven shots behind the leader.
Immelman, who only four months ago had surgery to remove a benign tumor from his diaphragm, holds a one-shot lead over Brandt Snedeker and a three-shot lead over Phil Mickelson, Ian Poulter and Steve Flesch.
Immelman has never held the lead heading into the weekend at any major, and since his surgery on Dec. 18 he has not finished among the top 40 in seven tournaments.
Woods, who rallied from six shots back over the final two rounds to win in 2005, will have to jump a dozen golfers if he is to make the second greatest comeback in Masters history. He’s never won any of his 13 majors when trailing after 54 holes.
Mickelson, who has won twice here in the last four years, shot a bogey-free 68 to put himself in position for his third green jacket while Flesch shot a 67 to have the best score of the week so far. The group behind Mickelson at 4-under includes Stephen Ames and Paul Casey with former Masters champ Mike Weir at 3-under.
Joining Woods at 1-under are Jim Furyk and Vijay Singh.
Only 45 players survived the cut at 3-over 147 and the conditions probably will only get tougher with thunderstorms predicted for Saturday with a cold front behind it.
Fred Couples shot a 72, missing a birdie putt on 18 to miss the cut by one shot. He remains in a tie with Gary Player by surviving a record 23 consecutive cuts at Augusta.

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FOR THE most part, Tiger Woods has been able to keep a squeaky-clean image.
Considering the events he’s won, the money he has earned and children’s charities he’s founded, all capped by a blinding, DaVinci veneer smile, Woods is definitely the kind of guy any girl wants to take home to mom - if he weren’t already married to a Swedish supermodel.
But alas, for a brief moment Mr. Woods lost his cool and showed his human side during an incident at last week’s WGC-CA Championship in Doral, Fla. Upset by the constant sound of camera shutters, Woods reached breaking point on the ninth hole and threatened to "break the neck" of the next person to take a photo during his backswing - along with tossing in a few choice expletives.
Ultimately, Woods’ 6-month win streak and 3-year unbeaten run at Doral was tarnished as Jeff Ogilvy won the CA Championship on Monday.
Yesterday, Woods went on ESPN’s "First Take” and spoke about the incident in an effort to explain the reason for his outburst and to clarify a few questions about his image.
That, one can certainly appreciate; however, there’s just one problem: He was interviewed by none other than "First Take’s” resident lightweight, Dana Jacobson!
You remember Dana, who reportedly had way too much to drink when she ridiculed Notre Dame’s hallowed "Touchdown Jesus" mosaic and even Jesus himself during a roast for Mike Golic and Mike Greenberg of ESPN’s "Mike and Mike in the Morning” back in January.
Anyhow, Woods did not apologize for his actions, but made a point to say that the slightest noise can throw a golfer off his game.
That is understandable, but ESPN’s judgment in allowing Jacobson to interview someone who has managed to keep his image pristine is not.
Could be wrong here, but I sense one heck of an oxymoron. *

philly.com

ST. CHARLES – A group of residents has mobilized to try to change the plans of a group seeking to develop a subdivision in the shadow of the former Delnor Hospital.
The St. Charles City Council is scheduled to consider a request at 7 p.m. today from local development firm The Collins Group for final permission to move ahead with plans to develop the Delnor Woods subdivision.
Planned for 39 acres on Route 25, south of Allen Lane and across from the former Delnor campus, Delnor Woods would add a combination of professional offices, 37 town houses and eight single-family homes to the city’s building stock.
The plan has received the approval of the city’s plan commission and planning and development committee and now needs the approval of the City Council.
However, residents of adjacent neighborhoods have mobilized to oppose the development, saying they believed that the project would be detrimental to their quality of life.
The residents, including Monica Corbett, who lives north of the proposed Delnor Woods development, are particularly opposed to the inclusion of townhomes in the plan.
Corbett said she respected the right of the Collins Group to develop their property, but she said residents believed that the project did not abide by the comprehensive plan of the city of St. Charles or the city’s zoning rules, which Corbett said would require single-family homes to be built there.

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