Watching my taped coverage of the tour champ and Azinger just said Tiger put a 5 wood in his bag this week. Is that confirmed?

Yes.

Tiger adds 5-wood to bag for first time in pro career
courtesy of SI.com

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2005/golf...s.ap/index.html

For the first time in his 10 years on tour, Woods took his 2-iron out of the bag and replaced it with a 5-wood for the first round of the Tour Championship.

"He did what?" Kenny Perry said. "That's shocking. He hits the best 2-iron out here. He must be getting old."

Woods started experimenting with a 5-wood during a practice round at Firestone more than two months ago, saying it might come in handy at certain courses where he is at distances between his 2-iron and 3-wood, and depending on the shape of the hole. He worked with a few clubs, and settled on an older version of a Nike T40.

Woods only used it once Thursday, hitting it into the right bunker on the par-4 12th hole.

"I got ahead of that one, and started it a little farther right then I wanted," he said. "But the flight was fine."

He has said he could have used a 5-wood during the PGA Championship at Baltusrol, particularly on the par-5 17th hole where he either had to hammer a 2-iron and let up on a 3-wood, and often got in trouble.
What made East Lake a good place to experiment?

"I thought about No. 9 [a 600-yard hole] because if you get a downhill lie, I can't hit my 2-iron and stop it on that green," Woods said. "And if we get any wind on 18, it's perfect for a 5-wood. Otherwise, I just hit 3-iron."

Woods has used the same lineup in his bag since he joined the PGA Tour in August 1996 -- driver, 3-wood, 2-iron through wedge, two sand wedges and a putter.

Whether he uses it more next year depends on the course. Asked about the Masters, Woods considered the extra length on the par-3 fourth hole, which now plays 240 yards.

"It might not be bad on No. 4," he said.

An Old school T-40 in the rotation. that's all.