
Tiger Woods shoots one-over, including shank on final hole, in return to competitive action on PGA Tour
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Tiger Woods shot a one-over-par 72 on his return to competitive PGA Tour action on Thursday at the Genesis Invitational, but finished his round with a huge shank to blot his outing.
Tiger Woods shot a one-over-par 72 on his return to competitive PGA Tour action on Thursday at the Genesis Invitational, but finished his round with a huge shank to blot his outing. The 48-year-old – restricted to a limited schedule after suffering serious leg injuries in a car accident in 2021 – had not featured at a PGA Tour event since playing the Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas in December, but returned for the event he hosts at Los Angeles’ Riviera Country Club. The 15-time major winner carded five birdies and six bogeys as he took to the course again. However, Woods admitted afterwards that he was dealing with back spasms for the final three holes of his round, something which helped to contribute to the shank on the 18th hole. After finding the fairway on the final hole, Woods’ second shot veered dramatically to the right into the trees, traveling just 71 yards and leaving him a tricky 109-yard approach to the green. His third swing did find the green and he was able to two-putt for a closing bogey which left him eight shots behind early leader Patrick Cantlay.