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Tiger Woods's absence a hot topic at Sherwood

By Mark Lamport-StokesTHOUSAND OAKS, California (Reuters) - The conspicuous absence of tournament host Tiger Woods from this week's Chevron World Challenge was a major talking point for the players as they prepared for Thursday's opening round.World number one Woods pulled out of the event on Monday, citing injuries from a mysterious car crash outside his Florida home last week, and his non-attendance here was described as a bitter disappointment by his peers."It's a real shame," European number one and world number four Lee Westwood told Reuters on the putting green at Sherwood Country Club on Tuesday."It's a shame for the tournament, a shame for the sponsors and a shame for Tiger because I'm sure he would have liked to be here.He was cited for careless driving by the Florida Highway Patrol earlier on Tuesday and Padraig Harrington, a winner of three majors, conceded he had been intrigued by the level of news coverage sparked by Woods's car accident."I'm like every other person, when ...

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