The usual crowd support saw an unusual score for Woods
(WorldNews Sport)

PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland (AP) - The excitement that always surrounds Tiger Woods even brought out the hired help near the fourth hole at Royal Portrush. They couldn`t help his sore back, or his soaring score at the British Open. The Masters champion, a three-time winner on the links courses of the only major in Europe, shot a 7-over 78 on Thursday, his highest first-round score at the tournament and second highest opening at any of the four biggest events in golf. `I hit a lot of missed shots. They were all left,` said Woods, wearing black rain pants and a gray sweater on a day of wet and...