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Woods concedes he must improve

ESPN staff
January 31, 2011
It didn't happen for Tiger Woods at the Farmers Insurance Open, where he finished way down in 44th © Getty Images
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Tiger Woods admitted he has plenty of room for improvement after an "ugly" final-day showing at the Farmers Insurance Open.

Woods carded rounds of 74 and 75 over the weekend as he failed to mount a challenge to eventual winner Bubba Watson. It was an underwhelming start to 2011 for the 34-year-old, who finished 44th, on a course where he has recorded seven tournament wins, including one major.

Although his work from the tee was erratic, with the tweaks to his swing yet to reap dividends, the fact he needed over 30 putts on Saturday and Sunday will be a bigger cause for concern - although Woods defended his work on the greens.

"I started out hitting it as pure as could be and then it got worse as the day went on. I hit so many good putts that didn't go in today and consequently I had one of the worst cards you could possibly see. It was pretty ugly. I have some work to do. There's no doubt about that."

In the world rankings, Paul Casey has climbed into sixth place after his triumph at the Volvo Tournament of Champions in Bahrain.

World Rankings: 1. Lee Westwood (ENG), 2. Martin Kaymer (GER), 3. Tiger Woods (USA), 4. Phil Mickelson (USA), 5. Graeme McDowell (NIR), 6. Paul Casey (ENG), 7. Steve Stricker (USA), 8. Rory McIlroy (NIR), 9. Jim Furyk (USA), 10. Luke Donald (ENG), 11. Ernie Els (RSA), 12. Ian Poulter (ENG), 13. Matt Kuchar (USA), 14. Dustin Johnson (USA), 15. Retief Goosen (RSA), 16. Robert Karlsson (SWE), 17. Francesco Molinari (ITA), 18. Bubba Watson (USA), 19. Louis Oosthuizen (RSA), 20. Edoardo Molinari (ITA).

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