SAN DIEGO _ Playing tournament golf for the first time in 17 months, Tiger Woods on Thursday was all right. Then the one time he went left, his round fell apart.
Woods missed several fairways and greens to the right during his front nine at the Farmers Insurance Open, but made several par saves and wound up at 1-over 37.
He started the back nine on Torrey Pines South with two straight birdies, but then bogeyed 12 and 13 with misses to the right, 14 with a miss to the left ... and then double-bogeyed 15 after hooking his drive out of bounds.
Woods also made bogey at 17 but finished with a birdie for a 4-over 76, good only for a tie for 133rd place in the field of 156. His round took 5 hours, 16 minutes.
The leader was Justin Rose, who eagled both par-5 holes on his second nine for a 7-under 65 on the easier North Course. Adam Hadwin, who shot a 59 last week in La Quinta, was one shot back after a 66 on the South. Five golfers were tied for third at 5-under 67, although only Brad Fritsch (like Hadwin a Canadian) played the South. Gary Woodland, Charles Howell III, Beau Hossler and Trey Mullinax all played the North.
On a sunny but cool day at Torrey Pines, with an increasing breeze through the afternoon, Woods made eight straight pars after an opening bogey.
Woods missed the fairway and green on the first two holes, and missed the green on the fifth, seventh and eighth holes. Each time he was off to the right.
This is Woods' first tournament since August 2015, a span of 522 days. He has won at Torrey Pines eight times as a pro, including the 2008 U.S. Open.
