Tiger Woods score: Round 1 Recap, highlights from Quicken Loans National

Kenan Goyette

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Tiger Woods score: Round 1 Recap, highlights from Quicken Loans National image

Tiger Woods return to the Quicken Loans National was an even mix of up and down moments in Round 1 on Thursday.

Woods finished the day at an even 70, sitting tied for 52nd place. TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm featured a tough front nine and back nine that saw a healthy dose of birdies from a number of players.

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To start the day, Woods logged four straight pars before a shot into the hazard on Hole 6 turned from bad to worse and resulted in a double bogey. It was smooth pars from there until the latter half of the back nine when he started heating up and recorded birdies on 14 and 16 to get back to even where he finished the day.

Fitting with his Round 1 finish, Woods had up and down moments that evened themselves out throughout the day. He had a stretch of rough tee shots that mixed with solid approaches early on. Later in the day his tee game was rolling while his putting left quite a bit to be desired.

The Quicken Loans National was created with the help of Woods in 2007 and has been hosted by the Tiger Woods Foundation every year since. Woods won the tournament in 2009 and 2012. This will be his first appearance back at the tournament since 2015, when he tied for 18th.

Recapping Tiger's first round at the the Quicken Loans National:

Tiger Woods' score: Round 1
Quicken Loans National

Hole (Par) Tiger's score (Overall)  Place
1 (4) 4 (even) T-36
2 (5) 5 (even) T-37
3 (3) 3 (even) T-40
4 (4) 4 (even) T-41
5 (4) 4 (even) T-43
6 (4) 6 (2 over) T-93
7 (4) 4 (2 over) T-97
8 (4) 4 (2 over) T-94
9 (3) 3 (2 over) T-93
10 (5) 5 (2 over) T-91
11 (4) 4 (2 over) T-90
12 (3) 3 (2 over) T-91
13 (4) 4 (2 over) T-92
14 (4) 3 (1 over) T-74
15 (4) 4 (1 over) T-72
16 (4) 3 (even) T-54
17 (3) 3 (even) T-53
18 (4) 4 (even) T-52

HOLE 18: Par 4, 465 yards

First putt: Tap in for PAR.
Chip shot: Tiger chips it with great touch. Should make it a par.
Approach: Next shot goes past the green a ways into the rough.
Tee shot: Last tee shot of the day yields a rough result. Lands way right past the cart path.

HOLE 17: Par 3, 190 yards

Second putt: PAR
First putt: Can't make the birdie try on the long putt.
Tee shot: Terrific tee shot lands and give him a good roll inside 10 yards.

HOLE 16: Par 4, 412 yards

First putt: And he knocks it in. Second BIRDIE for Tiger on the day.
Approach: Drops it past the hole but it spins back nicely. Another short birdie try ahead.
Tee shot: Puts it right down the middle of the fairway again on 16.

HOLE 15: Par 4, 490 yards

Second putt: PAR
First putt: Disappointing birdie miss there for Tiger that doesn't curve as he'd hoped.
Approach: And another beauty of an approach. Gets it under 10 feet for another birdie try.
Tee shot: Another great tee shot right down the middle of the fairway, 343 yards.

HOLE 14: Par 4, 299 yards

First putt: Nails that one. First BIRDIE of the day for Tiger.
Approach: Even better pitch lands one yard shy of the hole.
Tee shot: Hits its just shy of the green. Very solid shot.

HOLE 13: Par 4, 360 yards

Second putt: PAR
First putt: Short birdie misses wide. The new putter not working too well today.
Approach: Goes long but it curls back to give him a short birdie try.
Tee shot: Gets it down the middle of the fairway off the tee. About 100 yards to the hole.

HOLE 12: Par 3, 168 yards

Second putt: PAR
First putt: Birdie try doesn't have enough speed on it and misses short and left.
Tee shot: Nice tee shots lands about three yards out.

HOLE 11: Par 4, 470 yards

First putt: Saves it for PAR.
Approach: Beautiful approach gets to the green and he'll have a chance at par.
Second shot: Pitches it out onto the fairway. Still a long way to go though.
Tee shot: Tiger goes way right past the fairway and the path and into the trees. Rough.

HOLE 10: Par 5, 560 yards

First putt: PAR
Chip: Chips it about a foot to the left of the hole — just misses birdie.
Approach: Gets it close to the green but lands in the rough on the right.
Second shot: Chunks it out of the rough with a wedge and onto the fairway. Par still in play here.
Tee shot: Long iron goes left and lands short of the hazard but deep in the rough.

HOLE 9: Par 3, 201 yards

Second putt: Taps in for PAR and makes the turn at 2-over.
First putt: Birdie try hangs right from five yards out.
Tee shot: Nice tee shot lands right in the middle of the green, nearly pin high to the right.

HOLE 8: Par 4, 467 yards

Second putt: PAR
First putt: Birdie putt goes wide.
Approach: Beautiful shot lands just to the right and deep of the hole. Birdie try coming.
Tee shot: Solid tee shot sits on the right side of the fairway, 300 yards down.

HOLE 7: Par 4, 452 yards

Second putt: Taps it in for PAR.
First putt: Long putt comes up just short.
Approach: Drops it in the middle of the green, past the hole.
Tee shot: First shot gets right of the fairway.

HOLE 6: Par 4, 484 yards

First putt: Drops it in for a DOUBLE BOGEY.
Chip: Gets it on the green about a yard out.
Approach: Third shot (fourth stroke) not much better. It comes up short of the green in the fairway.
Second shot: More trouble. He goes with the 3-wood and it gets in the hazard.
Tee shot:  Tiger pulls it and hits a tree. Decent lie but didn't reach the fairway.

HOLE 5: Par 4, 365 yards

Second putt: PAR
First putt: Birdie try slips past the hole from three yards out. Tough miss.
Approach: Tiger rips it just past the hole. Short birdie try coming.
Tee shot: Great drive down the middle of the fairway.

HOLE 4: Par 4, 440 yards

Second putt: PAR
First putt: Comes just one yard shy of a birdie.
Approach: Beauty of an approach lands on the green, 11 yards to the hole.
Tee shot: Makes it clear of the hazard and just left of the fairway in the rough.

HOLE 3: Par 3, 225 yards

Second putt: Third straight PAR to open the day.
First putt: Misses just short, should be an easy tap in.
Tee shot: Tiger finds the front of the green, sits about 17 yards out.

HOLE 2: Par 5, 619 yards

First putt: Easy tap in and nice save for PAR.
Chip: Tries for birdie and just misses the cup.
Approach: Shot goes just long to the right of the green and lands in the rough.
Second shot: He opts to keep it on the fairway and lays it up safely down the middle.
Tee shot: Another good drive for Tiger down the middle of the fairway.

HOLE 1: Par 4, 440 yards

Second putt: PAR
First putt: Birdie try slides by the right edge, just misses.
Approach: Drops it onto the green — about 10 yards for birdie.
Tee shot: Solid, 300-yard opening tee shot down the middle of the fairway.

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Kenan Goyette