Tiger toils in the Bahamas turning potential 68 into a 73

Tiger Woods double-bogeyed two of his last three holes to turn a potential 68 into a one over 73 on his return from a 16-month injury layoff in the invitational Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas.

But while many obituaries were penned for the 14-time major winner when he admitted 12 months ago that any more wins will be “just gravy” on top, he showed enough flashes of dynamite in an impressive opening eight holes at the Albany Golf Club to give the neutral observer reason to believe that he may not be finished as a competitive force.

Naturally, the 41-year old California is far less physically explosive than he was at his peak following his long injury lay off following multiple back surgeries.