Boston (Massachusetts), Sept 4 (AFP) Tiger Woods will be searching for an answer with his putter while Vijay Singh tries to defend his title against a strong field at the Deutsche Bank Championship which kicks off today.
Woods, who is in the running for player-of-the-year honours, has five wins this year but no major championships.
He was beaten last month at the US PGA by unheralded Yang Yong-eun after losing a major for the first time with a 54-hole lead.
His failure to sink a seven-foot birdie putt on the final hole at Liberty National on Sunday raised a few more eyebrows.
Woods said he is not overly concerned about the state of his putting.
"I've worked on it just a little bit," he said.
This week's event features a 100-player field and runs Friday to Monday to give it an American Labor Day finish.
Woods, who is in the running for player-of-the-year honours, has five wins this year but no major championships.
He was beaten last month at the US PGA by unheralded Yang Yong-eun after losing a major for the first time with a 54-hole lead.
His failure to sink a seven-foot birdie putt on the final hole at Liberty National on Sunday raised a few more eyebrows.
Woods said he is not overly concerned about the state of his putting.
"I've worked on it just a little bit," he said.
This week's event features a 100-player field and runs Friday to Monday to give it an American Labor Day finish.
