Tiger Woods got off to a horrific start before roaring back with nine birdies in 15 holes to share the inaugural Zozo Championship lead in Japan Thursday as Rory McIlroy struggled.
After slumping to three-over par after three holes, Woods recovered in stunning fashion to finish with a back-nine of 29 and a six-under round of 64 alongside US Open champion Gary Woodland.
"I certainly was not expecting to shoot six-under par after that start," admitted Woods.
"It was ugly early and it was nice to be able to flip it and really get it going.
"Now I'm in a position where we're going to have a long, long weekend of a lot of golf that hopefully I can keep it going."
"The people here in Japan have come out and supported this event and it's been a lot of fun to play in front of them again. I haven't done it in a while and I've missed it."
"The one I hit on the last hole, we were trying to hit an eight-iron 200 yards and hit it 200. That's not something I normally do."
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