Tiger Moves Into Lead at Congressional

Tiger Woods acknowledges the crowd on the seventh hole during the first round of the AT&T National golf tournament at Congressional Country Club, Thursday, July 2, 2009, in Bethesda, Md. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)

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Kim spent the rest of the afternoon on the range, pounding tee shots until he found a fix.

"Man, I didn't hit one like that all day," he said after one shot.

He still has 36 holes, as do many others. A dozen players were separated by five shots, including U.S. Amateur champion Danny Lee, who had a 67. Even so, it starts with a familiar name at the top.

"He can be playing great and then you really don't have a lot of chance of beating him," Pampling said. "And then he's just playing so-so and he's still right there with a chance to win coming down the last nine holes. He's just amazing how consistent he is."

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