However, his round fell apart after that and he dropped five shots in four holes to finish with a four over par round of 76, leaving him with a share of 133rd place.
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In missing just the 16th cut of his career in 314 starts – and his first at Torrey Pines – Woods said he never got into a rhythm and couldn’t get much going or grasp onto some momentum.
Woods returned after a layoff following two back surgeries but the layoff showed. He’s set to play in three more events in the next four weeks.
The spotlight was on Tiger Woods as he made his return to competitive golf at the Farmers Insurance Open in California but it was an unspectacular first round yesterday from the 14-time major victor.
He was not alone in disappointment as his marquee group playing partners Dustin Johnson (74) and Jason Day (74) also missed the cut on two-over and three over respectively.
Tim Wilkinson is the only New Zealander left in the tournament after Danny Lee and Steven Alker missed the cut.
Rose, the 2013 US Open champion, produced an eagle on his last hole after a blistering back nine on Torrey Pines’ North Course. Canadian Adam Hadwin and Brandt Snedeker are one shot back. “I’m trying to get ready for the first full week in April [the Masters], that’s where I want everything to come together”. We fixed a few things while I was playing today which is good.
Johnson is the PGA Tour player of the year (Woods won the award a record 11 times). “I fought hard. I was in a good spot to really shoot a good round today and didn’t really have my best stuff early”, Woods said. Day was No. 3 when Woods played his last official 72-hole PGA Tour event – at the Wyndham Championship in August 2015.
Tiger Woods was walking up the middle of the 18th fairway when he noticed someone walking briskly toward him, causing Woods to stop suddenly.
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“Unfortunately, I did it most of the day”. He led the field in birdies, which was extremely encouraging, but he also made more bogeys than anybody else, which was less so, and finished 15th out of 17. “It’s frustrating not being able to have a chance to win the tournament”. First is the Dubai Desert Classic, then then Genesis Open and Honda Classic.
