AUGUSTA, Ga. -- In his first competitive round of golf in 509 days, five-time Masters champion Tiger Woods shot a 1-under 71 in the first round Thursday at Augusta National Golf Club.
Woods was three shots behind clubhouse leader Cameron Smith after finishing his round.
It was Woods' first round in a tournament after he was seriously injured in a car accident outside Los Angeles on Feb. 23, 2021. He hadn't played in a regular PGA Tour event since November 2020, when he tied for 38th at the Masters, which was played later that year because of the COVID-19 pandemic.