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Tiger Woods Finds Groove Late in 1st Round at PGA Championship 2018

Tiger Woods overcame a rough start to shoot an even-par 70 in the first round of the 2018 PGA Championship at Bellerive Country Club in St. Louis on Thursday.

At the time he entered the clubhouse, Woods was tied for 29th place and trailed leader Rickie Fowler by five strokes.

Woods started his round on the back nine and things couldn't have gone much worse for him over the first two holes, as he bogeyed No. 10 and double-bogeyed the 11th.

According to ESPN Stats & Info, starting three-over through two holes has been a rare occurrence during his career:

ESPN Stats & Info

Tiger Woods is +3 through the first 2 holes at the PGA Championship It's the 2nd time this year he's started +3 or worse through the first 2 holes of a major.