GOLF NEWS - Tiger Woods showed signs of his five-month layoff Thursday, his one-under-par 71 puttin

“Woods hadn't teed it up on the US PGA Tour since a stiff back hindered him at the Genesis Open at Riviera in February.”

He opted to sit out the first five events since the tour returned to action in the wake of a three-month shut down caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

The 15-time major champion had four birdies in his one-under effort, rolling in a 14-foot birdie at the 18th at Muirfield Village to finish the day in red numbers.

“I felt good, I was little bit rusty, but I felt like overall it was a good start," Woods said, adding that he was happy to feel the old pre-tournament "edginess" despite the lack of fans on the course..”

It was a good feeling," said Woods, who opened with a birdie at the 10th hole and was two-under through three before bogeys at the sixth and eighth.'

His birdie at 15 was his first all day at a par-five, but he gave a shot back with a bogey from a greenside bunker at 16 before closing with a 14-foot birdie putt.