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Written by Drummond Golf
Saturday, 06 August 2011 01:15
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 He's no longer inside the world top 20 and he wasn't one of the leaders, but Tiger Woods was still the golfer everybody wanted to watch on day one of the WGC Bridgestone Invitational in Akron, Ohio.
Returning to the PGA Tour from persistent knee and Achilles tendon injuries, the 14-time Major champion made a solid - rather than spectacular - 62 to be two under the card.
He hasn't played competitive golf in almost three months, but put together nine consecutive pars heading out and three birdies on the back nine.
The former world number one's only dropped shot was at the 467-yard par-four 14th, when a nine-iron found trouble in a bunker past the green.
"The hardest part was controlling the distances, I was hitting it so flush," Woods said.
"I've got so much more speed and compression through impact. The ball's taking off and I was hitting numbers I've never hit before. It was fun."
The 35-year-old trails Adam Scott by six shots, with the Australian immediately benefiting from the presence of Woods' former caddie Steve Williams, who was recently released of his duties.
Scott said his low score was business as usual for Williams, who is used to guiding Woods to victory. The Australian said: "He didn't think it was a big deal to shoot 62."
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