Tiger Woods goes 2 over in Genesis Invitational final round

LOS ANGELES — Playing in his first official PGA Tour event in more than seven months, Tiger Woods seemed to run out of gas in the final round of the Genesis Invitational on Sunday.

After electrifying fans at the Riviera Country Club with a 4-under 67 in the third round, Woods looked sluggish and tired in the final one. He had a birdie on the first hole and two more on the back nine but had five bogeys and otherwise struggled to get anything going. He carded a 2-over 73 in the round to finish at 1 under. He was tied for 45th place when he walked off the 18th green.

Woods, wearing a traditional red shirt, raised his putter and acknowledged fans before walking up the stairs to the scoring tent.

«It was progress, but obviously I didn't win,» Woods said. «My streak continues here at Riv. No, I felt like the first couple days I left certainly a lot of shots out there with some putts, especially Friday when I was blocking everything. Yesterday was better. Still wish I could have gotten within a touch of the leaders, but today they're running away with it.»

Woods, 47, was playing in his first official PGA Tour event since he missed the cut at the 150th Open at St. Andrews in July. It was the first time he played 72 holes since he finished 47th at the Masters in April, which was his first start in an official event since he was seriously injured in a car wreck outside Los Angeles in February 2021.

After routinely blasting his tee shots past playing partners Rory McIlroy and Justin Thomas in the first two rounds and hitting even farther in the third, Woods didn't have nearly as much power or club speed Sunday. Woods averaged 302.1 yards off the tee through the first three rounds, which ranked among the top 15 in the field. He