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Playing for the first time since arthroscopic knee surgery two months prior, Tiger Woods battled for 91 holes, often times in pain, to win what he ranks as the best of his 14 major championships. Two days later he announced that he would undergo reconstructive knee surgery and miss the rest of the season. Here are some others who played in pain.

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