Southport’s Tommy Fleetwood is tied 14th on three under after the first round of the Genesis Invitational at the Riviera Country Club.
Fleetwood is looking to improve from last time out as he failed to make the cut at WM Phoenix Open at TPC Scottsdale.
Despite coming close to a hole-in-one at par three 16th, Fleetwood finished 20 shots behind eventual winner Scottie Scheffler.
And he has started well in this tournament which has also seen a returning Tiger Woods who is competing for the first time since The Open back in July last year.
The event is Woods’ first non-major start on the PGA Tour since the Zozo Championship back in October 2020.
I'm ready to play an ACTUAL PGA Tour event next week @thegenesisinv
— Tiger Woods (@TigerWoods) February 10, 2023
Fleetwood and Woods are among a star-studded field containing 23 of the world’s top 25 players.
Fleetwood, playing alongside Jhonattan Vegas and Adam Schenk, started with a solid three under 68, which included five birdies and two bogeys.
He recovered well after being one over with a bogey on the third hole par 4.
Woods also played well to score two under, tied 27th. He is paired with Rory McIlroy and Justin Thomas. The trio having 21 major wins between.
You can catch the action live on Sky Sports Golf.
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