After 523 days, it took 10 holes for Tiger Woods to finally circle a number on his scorecard.
Playing his first PGA Tour event in 18 months, Woods opened the Farmers Insurance Open with a bogey at the first and followed it with eight straight pars to turn in 1-over 37.
After missing the fairway at the par-4 10th, Woods hit his approach from 140 yards to 10 feet and poured in the left-to-right putt for his first Tour birdie since the 72nd hole of the Wyndham Championship on Aug. 23, 2015.
Tiger's got his first birdie of 2017.#QuickHits pic.twitter.com/6USeDNCAiG
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) January 26, 2017
Woods would then work his way under par when he smoothed a 4-iron at the par-3 11th 212 yards and knocked in an 11-footer for back-to-back birdies.
Back-to-back birdies.
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) January 26, 2017
Tiger Woods is in red figures. #QuickHits pic.twitter.com/fxinxWengK