Woods cards opening 69 at happy hunting ground
The former world No 1, making his last appearance before The Masters in two weeks’ time, is a six-times winner of the title.
With his only dropped shot coming as a result of three-putting the short 17th, Woods will draw a lot of confidence from a round that was four strokes better than that of Phil Mickelson. Woods said: “I was just solid all day – I drove the ball well, hit my irons decent and putted all right.
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Hide Ad“I’m in a position where I can hit it again. That’s something that’s been missing for a while and it’s all the work that Sean [coach Sean Foley] and I have put together.”
Nick Watney set the clubhouse target with a 68 on a day when the later first-round starters including Scotland’s Martin Laird, the defending champion.