Golf: Choi seizes lead ahead of Tiger

THOUSAND OAKS: KJ Choi jumped out of the blocks and stayed steady in gusting winds to seize the first-round lead of the Chevron World Challenge, three shots ahead of tournament host Tiger Woods. Choi birdied the first five holes at the par-72, 7,052-yard Sherwood Country Club course. The South Korean veteran then held on as the blustery winds picked up, with unpredictable gusts of up to 35 miles per hour, to finish at six-under 66, with Woods and fellow American Steve Stricker sharing second on 69. “Choi played an amazing round because he got most of it in the wind,” said Woods.

Published in The Express Tribune, December 3^rd, 2011.