Tiger Woods makes the cut at Genesis Invitational with Max Homa on top

Despite a sloppy finish and more attention over a juvenile prank, Tiger Woods will be part of the weekend at the Genesis Invitational, finishing with three bogeys over his last four holes for a 74.

He was at 1-over 143, leaving him 11 shots behind leader Max Homa, but certain to make the cut when the second round is completed Saturday morning. For the second straight day, darkness kept the round from finishing.

Woods, playing elite competition for the first time since the British Open last summer, apologised for offending people by slipping a tampon into the hand of Justin Thomas on Thursday after Woods outdrove him by about 10 yards.

“It was supposed to be all fun and games and obviously it hasn’t turned out that way,” Woods said.

Woods felt his 74 was as high as it could have been because of his putting, but at least he’s around for the weekend. So his Xander Schauffele, who looked certain to miss the cut until his shot from 173 yards flew straight into the cup on the 17th for an eagle. He made it on the number.

Homa, in the lead at his home town PGA Tour event, ran off three birdies around the turn at Riviera and tossed in a few big par saves Friday for a 3-under 68, giving him a one-shot lead over Jon Rahm, Keith Mitchell and Lee Hodges.

Homa hit wedge to four feet to a pin tucked behind the bunker for a birdie on No 9, holed a 15-foot birdie on the 10th and then chipped beautifully to a back right pin for a third straight birdie on the par-5 11th. His round ended with trouble off the tee that led to bogey, but he had no complaints at 11-under 131 and his name atop the leaderboard.

Homa has already won twice this season, including last month down the coast at Torrey Pines.

“I don’t know if I could ever do anything