NORTON, Mass. (AP) – They have combined for 121 victories and 19 majors. But when Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson and Vijay Singh played together Friday for the first time on the PGA Tour, the only number that mattered was on their scorecards.

The “Big Three” was a combined 3-over par.

On a day when Camilo Villegas shot a career-low 63 at the Deutsche Bank Championship, the biggest buzz outside Beantown was on the three biggest names in golf, who delivered some memorable moments they would rather forget. Mickelson twice went on a search-and-rescue mission in the forest along the ninth hole, trying to find his golf ball and figure out how to hit it. He wound up with a triple bogey that spoiled an otherwise solid round of 70.

Woods took three shots to get out of the bunker on the 298-yard fourth hole and made double bogey. He spent the rest of the sunny afternoon on the TPC Boston trying to get back to even par, missing four birdie putts inside 10 feet and settling for a 1-over 72.

Singh set the tone for this mighty threesome by four-putting from 15 feet on the opening hole.

He shot 74. It was the second straight week in the PGA Tour Playoffs that Singh had a four-putt double bogey.

“I don’t normally four-putt from that close,” he said.

Woods was asked how he would describe the festivities and summed it beautifully.

“Over.”

Good thing for them the tournament isn’t over.

Woods hit his second shot into the water on the par-5 second hole, and combined with his double bogey on No. 4, was at 3 over through four holes and already 10 shots out of the lead. “It’s not like I haven’t been in this position before,” Woods said. “I kept saying, ‘I basically have 68 holes to make it up.”‘ Villegas was three groups ahead and playing the kind of golf expected out of the glamour boys.

“Kept the ball in play and rolled in some beautiful putts,” Villegas said. “I was happy with my round. It’s very early in the week, and it’s time to keep it going.”

Steinhauer holds onto lead in State Farm

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Sherri Steinhauer shot a 6-under 66 on Friday to top the LPGA State Farm Classic leaderboard for the second straight day, while defending champion Annika Sorenstam had a 65 to pull within three strokes.

Steinhauer, who earned a spot on her fourth U.S. Solheim Cup team this year, had seven birdies and just one bogey Friday to get to 11-under 133 at the halfway point of the four-day tournament at Panther Creek Country Club.

Christina Kim was two strokes back after a 66.

Sorenstam, defending the last of her 69 career LPGA Tour titles, had the low round of the day to move into third place at 8 under.

The 36-year-old Swede eagled the par-five 16th and also had seven birdies to offset two bogeys.

Steinhauer is bidding for her first win since the 2006 Women’s British Open. The 44-year-old player has seven career titles, including two majors. Sorenstam came from behind to win last year’s State Farm Classic as it ended a 31-year run at The Rail Golf Club in nearby Sherman.

Sorenstam closed with a 10-under 62 to match the lowest final-round score by a tournament winner in tour history.

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