Tiger Woods cut short his practice round on Tuesday in preparation for the U.S. Open, walking off the Pebble Beach course after the 14th hole. But his abbreviated round had nothing to do with injury or illness. His real reason for cutting short his on-the-course session Tuesday was simply to conserve energy, he said. "The main reason [was] I really wanted to get in here and talk to you guys on time," said Woods, tongue planted firmly in cheek, about his scheduled news conference. Woods offered up a few quips, got testy about a question concerning the status of his marriage, shared his thoughts on the Pebble Beach course that he had not played since 2002, and discussed his record-setting U.S. Open victory here in 2000. There was not, however, much in the way of new information from the world's No. 1 golfer, who is making just his fifth tournament appearance of the year after a well-publicized break due to acknowledged marital infidelity. http://sports.espn.go.com/golf/usopen10/news/story?id=5289931
