Woods bogeyed the last to temper a decent round in Miami

Tiger Woods kicked off his attempt to win an eighth straight tournament with a mixed round of 67 to lie two off the leaders in the WGC-CA Championship.

Three birdies and a bogey on the front nine put him in good stead and three late birdies looked to have put him on course for the lead in Miami.

But, with rain falling, he bogeyed the last to finish on five under par.

Australian Geoff Ogilvy and Spain's Miguel Angel Jimenez lead on seven under, with Stewart Cink a shot back.

Ogilvy, who had a bogey-free round, birdied the first four odd-numbered holes and added another at the eighth to stand five-under at the turn, before picking up shots at the 12th and the 18th.

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"I drove the ball very well, which is key around here because the rough is not very nice," said Ogilvy. "I hit my irons pretty good, gave myself a lot of chances and made those chances," he said.

Jimenez, who opened with an eagle and birdied four of the last five holes, including the 18th, to seize a share of the lead, added: "When you're hitting it well and holing some putts, you expect to shoot 65."

That left Woods in a pack of five on five under, with American compatriot Phil Mickelson, Dane Anders Hansen and Australian pair Adam Scott and Nick O'Hern for company.

"I didn't really do anything all that special today," said Woods, who has won this World Golf Championship event six times in eight attempts.

"I hung in there and took care of the par-fives and made a couple other birdies. But all in all I just ground it out.

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"I wasn't hitting the ball all that poorly. I was hitting it in the right spots and just didn't make any putts until 15 and 16. But when you three-putt 18, you're not going to be real happy."

Luke Donald and Ross Fisher lead England's charge on four under, while fellow countryman Justin Rose was disappointed to only post a round of 70.

"(I feel a) little hard done by," said last year's European Order of Merit winner. "I played well coming in, hit some great putts on 16, 17 and 18 that all defied gravity.

"I played well, stayed patient, my attitude was great, I played the best I've played all year. I felt it could have been or should have been a few better but at least inside I feel good about the round."

Meanwhile, Colin Montgomerie's Masters hopes were in shreds after a three-over 75.

The Scot needs a top-four finish on Sunday to jump into the top 50 in the world and therefore qualify for the Masters.

But it would take a dramatic transformation for that to happen after four bogeys in a miserable five-hole stretch around the turn ruined his bid.