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Moore leads at Muirfield as Woods sputters out of gate early

DUBLIN, Ohio – Tiger Woods got off to a slower start than he would have liked Thursday at the Memorial.

That had more do with a stopwatch than a scorecard.

Ryan Moore opened with five birdies in seven holes and never missed a fairway after the first one, posting a 7-under 65 for his best start in his 14th appearance at Muirfield Village. He was one shot ahead of Jordan Spieth, who chipped in for birdie, for par and holed a 35-foot eagle putt.

Woods made a pair of late birdies to salvage a 70 in his first round since missing the cut at the PGA Championship.