Article: A.M. Briefing; Golf: Woods fires 66 to lead Australian Masters ; Tennis: Federer ousted in second round in Paris.(Sports)

Byline: Seattle Times staff and news services

Golf

Woods shoots 66 for lead: Tiger Woods has opened the Australian Masters with a 6-under 66 in Melbourne, putting him atop the leaderboard in his first appearance Down Under in 11 years.

Woods surged into the lead by nearly driving the 294-yard sixth green, the start of three straight birdies. He had a birdie putt on every hole until hitting into the bushes on his final hole, pitching out and making his lone bogey.

The gallery stood three-deep behind both sides of every fairway, and marshals allowed them to encircle the front of every green. Woods only sees a crowd this big at major ...

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