Tiger on the second tee

Hole 4: Woods is not happy with his second shot and starts walking after it straight away. The ball lands on the far right of the green, presenting him with another long putt. He shows his class by leaving himself with a virtual tap-in for his fourth straight par.

Hole 5: A 330-yard drive, which ends up just off the fairway, is followed by a horrible iron shot to the green. The ball lands off to the right and comes to rest in some thick rough. Woods fires the ball out but even he cannot get close to the pin. He two-putts to escape with a par but must feel he has missed a golden opportunity to grab his first birdie of the round.

Hole 6: He unleashes a monster drive off the tee, prompting him to break into a smile. But that grin soon disappears when he plants his approach through the green. He gets down in two to make par.

Hole 7: Woods shows visible signs of frustration after leaving his second shot short of the green. He throws down his club and bemoans his lack of luck. He regains his composure, putting to within two feet to claim another par.

Hole 8: Woods, who is clearly not on top of his game, fails to threaten the pin again on this short par three. He rolls another long putt to within a foot of the hole before tapping in for par number eight.

Woods lets fly

Hole 9: The run of pars is eventually broken when he bags his first birdie on the par four ninth. Had he missed out on one of the easiest holes of the course, Woods would have had every reason to think this wasn't going to be his day. One under.

Hole 10: Woods starts to fire by making it two birdies in a row. He hits an enormous drive, allowing him to take out his putter for his second shot. He pushes his initial effort past the hole on the left but sinks the return. Two under.

Hole 11: He has to settle for a par despite demonstrating great touch with his first putt. His tee-shot finished a long way from the pin but Woods trickles the ball down to within a foot for an easy tap-in.

Hole 12: Woods comes within a whisker of grabbing an eagle after reaching the green with his tee-shot. His long putt just misses the hole on the right but leaves him with a tap-in for his third birdie in four holes. Three under.

Hole 13: Woods rolls in a short putt for par as he consolidates his position near the top of the leaderboard. It is not a bad return after his approach finishes at the back of the green.

Controlled aggression

Hole 14: Woods safely negotiates Hell Bunker but connects a little too well with his second shot on this 581-yard hole. The ball bounces through the green and ends up in the semi-rough. Thankfully, the lie is good and Woods almost bags an eagle with a delightful chip. The ball clips the edge of the hole but doesn't drop. Still, a birdie beckons. Four under.

Hole 15: He hits arguably his best approach shot of the round to give himself a great chance of going five under. His tee-shot may have finished in the rough but it fails to stop him from really attacking the pin with his second. The ball lands near the pin and rolls even closer. His fifth birdie is a formality. Five under.

Hole 16: Woods comes close to picking up another shot but sees his putt pass inches right of the hole. Had that gone in, he would have earned a share of the lead.

Hole 17: He gets it all wrong off the tee and ends up in the thick rough down the left side of the fairway. Not the best way to start the toughest hole on the course. But he hacks it to the fringes of the green, demonstrating once again his enormous power. Now his incredible touch comes into play. He takes out the putter and, after a careful look at the contours of the green, knocks it to within two feet. A par duly follows.

Hole 18: He overcooks his approach, which is perhaps unsurprising given that the Valley of Sin awaits any shots that fall short. But he redeems himself with another well-judged putt, which leaves him with another simple tap-in for par and a round of 67.