Tiger Woods Rallies, Advances in Junior Golf
Tiger Woods of Cypress overcame a three-hole deficit, then squandered a two-hole lead before sinking a 13-foot putt on the 18th hole to defeat Jason Gore of Valencia, 1-up, in a quarterfinal match Saturday in the Rolex Junior tournament.
Gore put his approach shot over the green on 18, and Woods hit his shot to the fringe. Gore then pitched to within three feet, but Woods sank the putt for the winning birdie.
Earlier, Woods defeated Jason Echols of Niceville, Fla., 2 and 1, in a first-round match.
Woods, the American Golf Assn. Junior Player of the Year, will face Ted Purdy of Scottsdale in a semifinal today.
In the boys’ 17-18 division, Scott Gibson of Costa Mesa advanced to the semifinals by defeating Patrick Vadden on the 21st hole and Joseph Ogilvie, 1-up.
In the girls’ division, Kellee Booth of Coto de Caza lost her first-round match to Jeong Min Park of Alameda, 6 and 5.
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