{"id":1241943,"date":"2023-02-17T02:57:44","date_gmt":"2023-02-17T02:57:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/golftoday.co.uk\/tiger-woods-finishes-first-round-back-with-three-straight-birdies-in-california\/"},"modified":"2023-11-29T18:57:00","modified_gmt":"2023-11-29T18:57:00","slug":"genesis-invitational-2023-r1-tiger-woods-finishes-first-round-back-with-three-straight-birdies-in-california","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/golftoday.co.uk\/genesis-invitational-2023-r1-tiger-woods-finishes-first-round-back-with-three-straight-birdies-in-california\/","title":{"rendered":"Tiger Woods finishes first round back with three straight birdies in California"},"content":{"rendered":"
Tiger Woods marked his return to competitive action with a closing trio of birdies as he carded 69 during the first round of the Genesis Invitational.<\/p>\n
The tournament host was five strokes back from co-leaders Max Homa, the 2021 champion,\u00a0 and Keith Mitchell at Riviera Country Club, after not having played an event without the use of a cart since last summer\u2019s Open Championship, when he missed the cut at St Andrews.<\/p>\n
The 47-year-old\u2019s legs held up on a day where he mixed five birdies with three bogeys on a mild California afternoon.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n A frenzy of a finish.@JustinThomas34<\/a>, @McIlroyRory<\/a> and @TigerWoods<\/a> ALL birdie the 18th hole in front of a massive gallery @TheGenesisInv<\/a>. pic.twitter.com\/aEE5YJYlk7<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) February 17, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n