Tiger Woods shoots a three-over 74 to depart himself an anxious wait to make it into the weekend; 47-year-old bogeys three of the ultimate 4 holes of second spherical at Genesis Invitational – watch spherical three stay on Sky Sports activities Golf from 5.30pm on Saturday

Tiger Woods bogeyed three of the final 4 holes to depart himself sweating to make the reduce

Tiger Woods is sweating on making the reduce on the Genesis Invitational after bogeying three of the ultimate 4 holes of his second spherical on Friday.

The 15-time main champion sits at one-over-par at Riviera Nation Membership after following up his opening spherical 69 with a three-over-par 74.

With the remainder of the sphere nonetheless ending their rounds, Woods has a nervous wait to see if he’ll make it to the weekend with the projected reduce line fluctuating between even par and one-over par.

Woods is making his first aggressive occasion for the reason that Open Championship final July. He has performed sparingly since injuring his proper leg and foot in a single-car accident in Los Angeles two days after the 2021 Genesis.

Woods is making his first aggressive look since July 2022

“I didn’t putt nicely in the present day,” stated Woods, who’s additionally the match host. “I blocked a whole lot of putts early, and that is in all probability the best rating I might have shot in the present day. In all probability ought to have shot in all probability 5 – 6 higher than this, simply. Simply did not make the putts early and the center a part of the spherical after I had these alternatives.”

He began Friday’s spherical on the again 9 and bogeyed the par-4 twelfth and thirteenth holes, together with lacking a 5-foot par putt on the thirteenth, earlier than recovering along with his finest shot of the day on the 14th.

His tee shot bounced on the entrance of the inexperienced and rolled to inside 10 inches of the cup to arrange a tap-in birdie.

However his solely different birdie of the day got here on the par-5 seventeenth, the place he escaped a fairway bunker and caught his third shot inside three ft.

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Tiger Woods has apologised after he drew criticism for handing a tampon to Justin Thomas, an motion he says ‘was speculated to be enjoyable and video games’.

Woods went on to par the subsequent six holes earlier than bogeying three of his final 4 and was 10 strokes off the tempo of chief Keith Mitchell, who was within the clubhouse at nine-under.

Friday’s play was dominated by off-the-course points, after Woods drew criticism for handing Justin Thomas a tampon on Thursday throughout their opening spherical.

Woods apologised for the incident after his second spherical.