Fifteen-time major winner Tiger Woods shot a 2-under, 69 on Thursday at the Genesis Invitational to finish the day five back of the leaders in his first competitive round since July.
Max Homa and Keith Mitchell sit atop the leaderboard at 5-under, with Jon Rahm, Matt Kuchar and Collin Morikawa not far behind.
Tiger Woods smiles and raises his putter after making a birdie putt on the 17th hole green during the first round of the Genesis Invitational on Feb. 16, 2023., Woods drove the ball off the tee well, going over 330 yards on his drive three times. "There's nothing like come game time, just the feeling of the butterflies and trying to calm all that stuff down," Woods said."Even though it's cold out here, [the ball] was going even further than we expected. I had to dial all that back in."
Woods has not won a tournament since 2019 and has struggled with regaining the strength in his legs following his horrific car crash in February 2021. "I have not come around to the idea of being [a ceremonial golfer]. If I’m playing, I’m playing to win,"on Tuesday."I know that players have played, and they are ambassadors of the game and try to grow the game. I can’t wrap my mind around that as a competitor. If I’m playing in the event, I’m going to try and beat you.
"Making a cut’s a great thing. If I enter the event, it’s always to get a W. There will come a point in time where my body will not allow me to do that anymore, and that’s probably sooner rather than later. But wrapping my head around that transition and being an ambassador role and just playing and just trying to be out here with the guys? No, that’s just not in my DNA.
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