Tiger Woods got off to a great start in Round 1 of the Genesis Open. And then he didn’t.
Beginning at the drivable par-4 10th, Woods played short of the green with his tee shot. He then skipped an approach inside of 10 feet and made the birdie putt.
Lay up to fairway.
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Stick it to 9 feet.
Bury the birdie putt.@TigerWoods came ready to play at Riviera. #QuickHits pic.twitter.com/0ydDCIp5El
At the par-5 11th, however, Woods’ tee shot – with driver – went well right. His ball was never found and he had to re-tee. Woods made double bogey to drop to 1 over par.
Woods hit another poor drive to the right on the par-4 12th and made bogey. But a perfect 3-wood off the tee at the par-4 13th led to a birdie, which got him back to 1 over par.
Birdie.
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Double Bogey.
Bogey.
Birdie.@TigerWoods moves to +1 thru 4. #QuickHits pic.twitter.com/5CZx8TMyUN
Tiger went par-bogey-par over his next three holes, before this approach shot at the par-5 17th led to birdie.
100 yards on the number.
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👏 @TigerWoods. #QuickHits pic.twitter.com/OTLXjWjBiQ
Woods parred the 18th to turn in 1-over 37.
His second nine was almost as topsy-turvy. Woods birdied the par-5 first, bogeyed the fifth and seventh holes, and then birdied the par-4 eighth. His entire group, in fact, hit nice approach shots into the eighth.
Closest-to-the-pin contest?
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🎯's all around for JT, Tiger and Rory. pic.twitter.com/fKaylZEjqT
Woods finished with an eventful par at the ninth for a 1-over 72.