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Watney ties record 64; Tiger 3 shots off

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SHANGHAI – Making the first of two trips to China this month, Nick Watney made an immediate impression Thursday in the HSBC Champions by tying the course record with an 8-under 64 to build a two-shot lead.

As hundreds of cameras inside and outside the ropes tagged along to see Tiger Woods open with a 67, Watney quietly went about his business on a sunny afternoon at Sheshan International Golf Club with an accidental eagle and four straight birdies.

He was 9 under through 13 holes until settling into a string of pars and ending his round with a three-putt bogey from the fringe.

“The greens are so good that if you hit a putt on line, it’s definitely going to go in,” Watney said. “I was putting very well. Just tried to give myself as many chances as possible, and I was able to make a few.”

Ryan Moore, who signed a new equipment deal Thursday, was in a group at 66 that included Shane Lowry of Ireland and Martin Kaymer of Germany, who is second in the Race to Dubai and facing a big week at this $7 million World Golf Championship.

Lin Wen-tang of Taiwan stirred the Chinese crowd with a 67, which left him tied with Woods, Anthony Kim and Paul Casey.

Still, it was Woods they came to see – and to photograph. (AP)

ANTHONY KIM AND PAUL CASEY

DUBAI

LIN WEN

NICK WATNEY

RYAN MOORE

SHANE LOWRY OF IRELAND AND MARTIN KAYMER OF GERMANY

SHESHAN INTERNATIONAL GOLF CLUB

TIGER WOODS

WATNEY

WOODS

WORLD GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP

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