Tiger Woods strong as ever

Tiger Woods was as curious as everyone else to see how he would play after an eight-month layoff following surgery on his left knee. “I thought it would take me a little bit longer to get into the rhythm of the round,” he said Wednesday.

It only took about 10 minutes at the Accenture Match Play Championship.

Woods hit an 8-iron to the middle of the green, where it fed down a slope and stopped 5 feet away for a birdie. He twirled his driver after hitting the fairway on the par-5 second hole - always a good sign for him - then hit a majestic 3-iron that settled 4 feet away for an eagle that eventually was conceded when Brendan Jones could only make par.