The first shot on each hole is played from a teeing area (known as a tee) with the ball usuallly being placed on a wooden peg (also, confusingly known as a tee).
And his replacement, Russian Andrei Arshavin, failed to close down Valencia as he got into the area late in the game to tee up England striker Danny Welbeck for the winner.
Woods is working on his swing and other technical aspects of his game with coach Sean Foley but said his problem area is not just related to his off the tee concerns.