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Love’s comeback might just beginning. Instead, Woods, who won the inaugural FedEx Cup in 2007 and won again in 2009, will be watching the top 125 players in the FedEx Cup standings participate in the four tournaments, starting next week at the Barclays, that comprise the...

But the man can still play.

The only player to win on the PGA Tour older than Love III or Wall was Sam Snead at 52 years and 10 months, ironically, at the 1965 Wyndham Championship.

Scott Brown is 15-under followed by a group of seven players at 14-under, including Bill Haas, Carl Pettersson and Webb Simpson.

The 51-year-old Love closed with a 6-under 64 for a one-stroke victory over Jason Gore and in the procewss became the only man to win in the 1980’s, 1990’s, 2000’s and 2010’s.

But Love wanted to make it into the top 125 and qualify for the PGA Tour’s FedEX Cup playoffs that begin next week.

England’s Paul Casey is a stroke further back in a five-way tie for fifth alongside 2012 victor Webb Simpson, Jim Herman, Australia’s Cameron Percy and 2007 champion Brandt Snedeker.

While a Wyndham win would go a long way to bolstering Woods’ battered psyche, if not quiet the expanding crowd of armchair swing coaches, it’s what an 11th-hour walk-off would do for his competitive fortunes that may be more interesting.

Tiger Woods, coming off missed cuts at the U.S. and British Open, was among the early starters. He had nine birdies, his most in 347 major rounds.

He shot a 6-under-par 64 in the first round of the Wyndham Championship in Greensboro, N.C., his lowest score in more than two years.

Woods figured he’d be back home in Florida in time to do what most golf fans were planning to do – watch the leaders tee off.

Snedeker’s putt from about 50 feet on his last hole capped his round.

“Only way you can do that is by playing”, he said.

Tiger Woods, only looking for improvement?

However, Woods saved his best for the back nine, moving within two shots of the lead after consecutive birdies on the 12th and 13th, which included a spectacular 25-foot birdie putt on the 405-yard 13th hole.