Tiger Woods teed off in the opening round of the Hero World Challenge on Thursday Dec 01,2016 to launch his long-awaited competitive comeback, the 14-time major champion having missed 16 months following back surgery.
The former world number one, now at 898th in the rankings, sent his first shot into the rough left of the first fairway at the 7,302-yard Albany Golf Club layout to end his longest career layoff after 466 days.
Playing alongside fellow American Patrick Reed in windy conditions, Woods -- clad in black shirt, pants, cap and shoes -- blasted his approach onto the green 15 feet from the hole.
His birdie putt slid two feet past the cup and he tapped in for a par at the 423-yard dogleg right first hole.
Tiger Woods hosts the 18-man invitational event on an Ernie Els-designed par-72 course complete with natural Caribbean brush and sand collecting wayward shots from a field that includes six of the world's top-10 players.
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