A disastrous start prevented Tiger Woods from keeping pace with the leaders in Thursday's first round of the 2018 Memorial Tournament, as he carded an even-par 72 at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio.
Woods, who started on the back nine, played his first seven holes in four-over par. His failure to execute on the par fives was the biggest source of the issues. He found the water on No. 11 en route to a bogey and posted a double bogey on the 15th after hitting his first tee shot out of bounds.
The five-time Memorial winner played better after the early struggles, pouring in five birdies over his final 11 holes to help salvage a round that could have ruined his entire tournament.