Tiger Woods opened with a 3-under 69 in his first competitive round since February. Here are the key stats from the first round at the Hero World Challenge.
• 3-under 69; hit 7/13 fairways and 12/18 GIR in first round
• First opening round worldwide in 60s since 2015 Wyndham Championship
• Span of 834 days between opening round scores in the 60s
• First competitive round in 301 days (Dubai Desert Classic in February)
• Even par on holes 16-18 (was 7 over on those holes last year)
• Played holes 10-14 in 3 under (2 over on those holes last year
• Shot opening-round 73 in this tournament last year (65 in second round)
• Made first bogey of round at No. 9; also made first bogey at No. 9 last year
• Birdied 10th hole; did not birdie No. 10 in any round last year
• Projected to move into top 150 in World Ranking with win
• Five-time winner of this tournament (no one else has won more than twice)
Source: Internet
