NASSAU, the Bahamas — As he made his way to the first tee for his first competitive shot in 466 days, Tiger Woods breezed right by the Golf Channel reporter Notah Begay, his former Stanford teammate and good friend. His focus before the opening round of the Hero World Challenge provided the first sign that Woods was back.
Woods then birdied four of his first eight holes, and held a share of the lead in the 18-man field. But then he missed the fairway and stubbed a chip on his way to his first bogey, on the par-5 ninth.