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Woods rallies after awful start to open Memorial with 73

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Tiger Woods watches his tee shot on the 17th hole during the first round of the Memorial Tournament on June 4, 2015 in Dublin, Ohio (AFP Photo/Andy Lyons)

Dublin (United States) (AFP) - Only a late-round rally lifted Tiger Woods to one-over par 73 that left the former world number-one feeling "beat up" after the first round of the Memorial on Thursday.

Woods, who has plunged to 172nd in the world rankings and hasn't won a tournament since August of 2013, got off to a dismal start in the Jack Nicklaus-hosted tournament he has won five times.