In his first event since the Masters, Tiger Woods shot a bogey-free opening round 65 to finish -7 on Thursday and take the first round lead at the Quail Hollow Championship.Woods' short game, including his inconsistent putting so far this season, was kind to the scorecard today and helped the World's No.1 charge up the leaderboard early on.
While Woods' struggled to get out of the gate at Augusta National, he was solid in nearly every facet of his game Friday, looking as sharp as ever during his still brief return from knee surgery in 2009.
Among those chasing Woods is Phil Mickelson (-5), who played in Tiger's group during the the dramatic final round at the Masters. Retief Goosen is another major contender who played well Thursday, finishing -4 with an opening-round 68.
With other big names like Padraig Harrington and Anthony Kim chasing, the Quail Hollow should anticipate another exciting weekend of action and plenty of drama on Sunday. Having watched Woods' round here and there this afternoon, I can say it was the cleanest I've seen him play this season -- very few mishits and successful play on the par-5's.
I apologize for my lack of coverage recently, as my MacBook crashed yesterday and I have been a bit out of sorts this week.
I will do my best over the weekend to maintain better coverage of the Tour.
Photo Credit/ Fred Vulch/ SI
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