LOS ANGELES — Tiger Woods played and walked 16 holes in the Genesis Invitational Pro-Am Wednesday morning in his first public round of golf since missing the cut at last year's Open Championship in St.
Andrews. Woods, who will play with Justin Thomas and Rory McIlroy in the first two rounds of the tournament starting Thursday, arrived at Riviera Country Club Wednesday before sunrise and practiced at the range with lights before his 6:30 a.m.
tee time. At the time Woods teed off, the sun was just peeking out over the horizon and the temperature was in the low 40s. It remained there throughout the front nine holes while the wind picked up significantly.
Woods, wearing what appeared to be several layers, looked cold but comfortable swinging. «I am very rusty, but I've come off a rusty situation before and I've done well,» Woods said Tuesday. «Plus, I know this golf course.