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spt_USOpengolf_Tigercareer[i-1].body = "Tiger Woods had hoped to make his mark on the U.S. Open in 1995 just weeks after earning low amateur status at The Masters, but a wrist injury forced him to withdraw. Coming back in 1996, he received some advice from Jack Nicklaus in a practice session prior to playing.";

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spt_USOpengolf_Tigercareer[i-1].body = "In the first and last U.S. Open he would play as an amateur, Tiger Woods finished tied for 82nd in 1996 at Oakland Hills Country Club. Starting with the cut he made there, Woods went on a streak of 39 major tournament appearances without missing the cut.";

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spt_USOpengolf_Tigercareer[i-1].body = "After Tiger Woods won The Masters in 1997, the media attention lavished on him at the U.S. Open was intense. Officials posted signs explaining the rules for media groups following Woods at the Congressional Country Club.";

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spt_USOpengolf_Tigercareer[i-1].body = "Although he didn't claim his second major victory at the 1997 U.S. Open, Tiger Woods did make a major improvement from his finish the previous year, finishing in a five-way tie for 19th with a 6-over 286. Woods recorded a first-round 74, but he earned a spot above the cut line with a second-round 67.";

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spt_USOpengolf_Tigercareer[i-1].body = "In a disappointing 1998 season during which Tiger Woods won just one PGA Tour event, he did record top-10 finishes in three of the four majors. The one in which he finished out of the top-10 -- placing in a tie for 18th -- was the U.S. Open.";

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spt_USOpengolf_Tigercareer[i-1].body = "Tiger Woods recorded his best U.S. Open performance up to that point in 1999, finishing in a tie for third. He was one of just seven golfers to post final-round scores of even or under par but finished with a 1-over 281, two strokes behind Payne Stewart. Woods had a chance to put pressure on the leader with a birdie chance on the 18th hole, but he missed the putt.";

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spt_USOpengolf_Tigercareer[i-1].body = "Breaking or tying nine U.S. Open records at Pebble Beach Golf Links in 2000, Tiger Woods easily captured the trophy. He won by a record-equaling 15 strokes. With his win at the British Open later that year, Woods achieved a career Grand Slam. He was just 24 years old.";

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spt_USOpengolf_Tigercareer[i-1].body = "Tiger Woods opened the 2000 U.S. Open with a 4-over 74, the highest score he had recorded in 118 straight competitive rounds. Although his subsequent were better (71, 69, 69), he could only pull himself into a tie for 12th.";

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spt_USOpengolf_Tigercareer[i-1].body = "The only player under par in 2002, Tiger Woods captured his second U.S. Open title. As he had also won The Masters that year, his win gave rise to speculation that he would achieve a calendar-year Grand Slam, but he lost in the British Open.";

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spt_USOpengolf_Tigercareer[i-1].body = "A third-round 75 on the North Course of Olympia Fields Country Club negated the gains Tiger Woods had made with a second-round 66 and dropped him out of contention in the 2003 U.S. Open. He finished in a tie for 20th with a 3-over 283.";

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spt_USOpengolf_Tigercareer[i-1].body = "Tiger Woods was under par just one round in the 2004 U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club, recording scores of 72, 69, 73 and 76 for a four-day total of a \+10 290. He finished in a three-way tie for 17th.";

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spt_USOpengolf_Tigercareer[i-1].body = "He started the day in fifth, but by the end of the final round Tiger Woods had moved himself up into a second-place finish at the 2005 U.S. Open. Just one of four players to shoot under par the final day, Woods finished the tournament with a 2-over 282, two strokes behind winner Michael Campbell.";

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spt_USOpengolf_Tigercareer[i-1].body = "Playing for the first time since the death of his father, Earl, Tiger Woods looked lost on the course at Winged Foot Golf Club in the 2006 U.S. Open. He settled for bogeys on each of his first three holes and hit only three of 14 fairways en route to a first-round 6-over 76. His second-round wasn't an improvement, as he shot another 76 to finish at 12-over and miss the cut by three strokes.";

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spt_USOpengolf_Tigercareer[i-1].body = "Tiger Woods earned a tie for second at the 2007 U.S. Open. Of the players who  made the cut, he was one of just seven players to shoot a round under par. Woods' recorded scores of 71, 74, 69 and 72 for a 6-over 286; he was just a stroke behind champion Angel Cabrera.";

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spt_USOpengolf_Tigercareer[i-1].body = "Battling an injured injured knee and a tough 45-year-old competitor in Rocco Mediate, Tiger Woods survived 72 holes of regulation and 19 more in a Monday playoff at Torrey Pines to win his 14th career major and his third U.S. Open.";

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