| Woods was the victim of a theft at his own tournament. |
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THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (Dec. 10) -- Tiger Woods plans to spend part of the holidays in Sweden at the home of his girlfriend, Elin Nordegren, in a small town north of Stockholm. |
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Some adjustments are in order for the world's No. 1 player. |
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"I've never seen snow fall in my life," said Woods, who grew up in California and now lives most of the year in Florida . |
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The only time he has seen snow was a few years ago when he and Mark O'Meara went fishing in the spring near Park City , Utah . There was still snow on the ground, even though Woods said it was in the 60s that day |
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One other tiny problem is that the warmest clothing Woods owns is a leather jacket. |
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Woods, who finished second in his Target World Challenge, will not play in another tournament until the season-opening Mercedes Championships in Hawaii , which starts Jan. 9 at Kapalua.
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"I may not touch a club until after Christmas," he said. |
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Until then, the only sports equipment he touches might be ski poles. |
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| Two men got into the locker room at Sherwood Country Club during the pro-am dinner Wednesday and walked away with several pieces of equipment -- including three wedges belonging to Woods. |
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| The clubs were recovered by the weekend. |
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| "Nice work, guys," Woods said to a security crew before the third round. |
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| The suspects were not identified and no one has been charged. A Ventura County sheriff's spokesman said the club was handling the case. |
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| A law official who helped with the investigation, speaking on condition of anonymity, said one of the suspects followed Woods during his pro-am round and attended the dinner. The official said hidden cameras enabled authorities to piece together the crime. |
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| Even more unusual than the heist was how it was nearly foiled in the first place. |
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| Turns out the suspects panicked when they heard voices in the locker room Wednesday evening, so they set down the wedges and began playing pool. |
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| They were joined at the table by PGA champion Rich Beem. |
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| "I was playing pool with these guys and there were these wedges sitting in the corner, all of them with Rifle shafts," Beem said. "I was thinking, 'That's a really nice pro-am prize.'" |
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| At one point, Beem said he picked up a wedge to inspect it. |
