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Tiger Woods blasted out of a bunker and then admired his shot through a veil of sand during the third round of the Tour Championship in Atlanta on Sept. 26. Woods finished the day in second place at six under par. The next day Phil Mickelson shot a final round of five under par to win the event, while Woods shot even par to remain in second place. Woods ended the year atop the PGA Tour money list despite not having won a major in 2009.
"AFTER A VERY RAINY MONTH THE FAMOUS EAST LAKE COURSE WAS PREPARED FOR THE TOURNAMENT, BUT THE SAND TRAPS STILL HAD PLENTY OF WET SAND, WHICH MADE FOR A DIFFERENT STYLE OF BUNKER SHOT."
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TAMI CHAPPELL
REUTERS