Woods has finished tied for 40th, 21st and third in the three majors ahead of this season's final one -- next week's PGA Championship at Kiawah Island.

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After the disgrace of Kiawah Island in 1991, when an over-enthusiastic American crowd sought to heckle Europe out of contention, dignity has been more or less restored.

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There was only a shred of evidence that his game was coming around when he tied for fifth at Firestone before heading to Kiawah Island for the final major of the year.

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