Struggling Tiger says focus is on being ready for Masters

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By Ben Everill LA JOLLA, California (Reuters) - Tiger Woods, coming off his worst score as a professional, was not overly concerned with his less-than-stellar pro-am showing on Wednesday, saying instead he is focused on peaking in time for the Masters. Rather than talking up his chances of winning his 80th PGA Tour event at this week's Farmers Insurance Open, Woods was focused on the April 9-12 Masters, the year's first major. "The whole idea is to make sure that I'm ready for Augusta, so I got a lot of rounds to play between now and then," Woods said at Torrey Pines, site of the Farmers Insurance Open. This is going to be a tough week." Woods has won eight tournaments at Torrey Pines, including a U.S. Open, but the 14-time major winner appears more likely to miss the cut this week after a troubling pro-am. Coming off his worst performance as a professional last week in Phoenix, Woods continued to struggle with his swing and short game during in a fog-shortened practice round.

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