Tiger Woods is back at Firestone Country Club for the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational for the first time in four years and had one of his best first rounds to date. Woods started his day off on a roll and continued it through much of the afternoon recording a 4-under 66 to place him tied for eighth, three strokes back of current leader Kyle Stanley. He was on fire from the tee box starting out going eight for eight on fairways to open the round. His tee game left him a bit on the front nine but he still managed to secure five birdies on the day and nearly completed the round without a single bogey until Firestone Country Club's tough Hole 9 got him at the end. GOLF: What's next on Tiger's schedule? Opening rounds when @TigerWoods has won at Firestone: 66 64 66 66 67 68 68 66 He opens with a 4-under 66 in Round 1 of the @WGC_Bridgestone . #LiveUnderPar pic.twitter.com/wz0wAjGsNz — PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) August 2, 2018 "I’ve always been a fan of this golf course since first playing here in 1997," Woods told reporters Wednesday . "I’m excited to be back. I haven’t played here in a few years. It certainly wasn’t easy to get into this event, I’ve had to play well this year." Woods comes into the tournament fresh off of a near victory at the British Open, where he tied for sixth at 5-under, just three strokes back of the winner, Francesco Molinari. Woods has eight career victories at Firestone Country Club with his last win coming in 2013. He also set the course record at 21-under back in 2000. His finish at the British Open helped vault him up the Official World Golf Ranking , where he now sits at No. 50. LIVE: WGC-Bridgestone Invitational leaderboard Recapping Tiger's first round at the the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational. Tiger Woods' score: Round 1 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational Hole (Par) Tiger's score (Overall) Place 10 (4) 4 (even) T-13 11 (4) 3 (1 under) T-5 12 (3) 3 (1 under) T-5 13 (4) 4 (1 under) T-6 14 (4) 4 (1 under) T-10 15 (3) 3 (1 under) T-13 16 (5) 4 (2 under) T-8 17 (4) 4 (2 under) T-9 18 (4) 3 (3 under) T-4 1 (4) 4 (3 under) T-5 2 (5) 5 (3 under) T-4 3 (4) 4 (3 under) T-4 4 (4) 4 (3 under) T-7 5 (3) 2 (4 under) T-4 6 (4) 4 (4 under) T-4 7 (3) 2 (5 under) T-2 8 (4) 4 (5 under) T-3 9 (4) 5 (4 under) T-8 "I putted well today, I really did." Putts: 22 Scrambling: 7/7 GIR: 11/18 Fairways Hit: 7/14 pic.twitter.com/mHU6jQt2dl — PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) August 2, 2018 HOLE 9: Par 4, 494 yards Second putt: BOGEY First putt: A disappointing miss to end the day but he'll finish Round 1 in good position. Approach: Saves it and gets a good roll for about a 10 foot try for par. Second shot: Compounds the first mistake a bit and forced to lay it up here but it lands in the rough. Tee shot: Last tee shot of the day and it's a slice and Tiger is not happy with it as it finds the deep right bunker. Through 17 holes, Tiger Woods has yet to bogey (or worse) today. The last time Woods did not have a bogey (or worse) was the 4th round of the 2015 Greenbrier Classic. It's been 1,124 days since then. — ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) August 2, 2018 HOLE 8: Par 4, 482 yards Second putt: PAR First putt: Leaves it just short and to the right. Approach: He somehow gets it out of the tree line and drops a beauty, pin high on the green. Tee shot: Rough one here goes to the right side rough near the tree line. That'll be a tough play. HOLE 7: Par 3, 219 yards First putt: He nails the long BIRDIE and he'll go to 5-under with two more holes to go. Tee shot: Takes the iron and puts it right in the middle of the green about pin high. He'll have about 25 feet for a birdie try. Tiger is making putts. He's 2 shots back (T2). #QuickHits pic.twitter.com/Q7nBRamgZx — PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) August 2, 2018 HOLE 6: Par 4, 469 yards Second putt: PAR First putt: Plays it a little too much to the right on that one. Approach: Nice approach onto the green and it'll be about 25 feet for another birdie. Tee shot: Finally gets a tee shot back on the fairway with that driver. HOLE 5: Par 3, 200 yards First putt: And he walks it right in for the fourth BIRDIE of the day. Tee shot: Tiger gets it going off the tee here. He puts it just past the flag about 15 feet out. Tiger gets it to 4-under. 🐦 pic.twitter.com/zPyR2AE3d5 — PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) August 2, 2018 HOLE 4: Par 4, 471 yards Second putt: Taps it in for PAR. First putt: Hangs it to the right and just misses. Approach: Solid shot after a bad one of the tee, he drops it on the far right side of the green. Tee shot: This driver goes way right. Another miss of the fairway but at least it isn't left this time. HOLE 3: Par 4, 442 yards First putt: PAR Chip shot: Terrific shot out of the bunker for Tiger who drops it a foot from birdie. Approach: Gets the approach past the hazard but lands it in the bunker on the right. Tee shot: The fourth straight tee shot that heads left of the fairway. HOLE 2: Par 5, 526 yards Second putt: Comes away with another PAR. First putt: Tiger's long birdie try races past the hole by about six feet. Approach: Isn't phased by those first two shots and he lands it on the back edge of the green about 30 feet out. Second shot: Goes back across the green to the right side rough now. Tee shot: Another driver lands left of the fairway.<doc-sep>Tiger Woods started the final round of the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational looking to improve after a subpar Saturday. He found himself at 3-under par, tied for 28th and far behind tournament leader Justin Thomas (14-under par). And if you were looking for excuses from Woods for his underwhelming performance, well... We know this is going to be a topic today, but when asked if he was OK, Tiger was clear: "Yeah, I'm fine. Just played like crap." — Tiger Tracker (@GCTigerTracker) August 5, 2018 Woods started strong with two straight birdies Sunday, but bogeyed two of the next five holes. He finished 1-under on the front nine. The back nine put him away for good with double bogeys on Holes 14 and 16. Woods birdied or made par on just four holes on the back nine. Sporting News followed along with shot-by-shot highlights of Tiger's performance at Akron. Here are some of the higlights... LIVE: WGC-Bridgestone Invitational leaderboard Tiger Woods' score: Round 4 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational Hole (Par) Tiger's Score (Overall) 1 (4) 3 (4-under) 2 (5) 4 (5-under) 3 (4) 4 (5-under) 4 (4) 5 (4-under) 5 (3) 3 (4-under) 6 (4) 5 (3-under) 7 (3) 3 (3-under) 8 (4) 3 (4-under) 9 (4) 4 (4-under) 10 (4) 5 (3-under) 11 (4) 3 (4-under) 12 (3) 4 (3-under) 13 (4) 5 (2-under) 14 (4) 6 (Even) 15 (3) 2 (1-under) 16 (5) 7 (1-over) 17 (4) 4 (1-over) 18 (4) 3 (Even) Round 4: Tiger Woods 73 (E) Hole 18: Par 4, 464 yards Drives his tee shot up the right side of the fairway. Second shot lands on the green about 10 feet from the hole. Ends the tournament with a birdie. Birdie, Even Hole 17: Par 4, 400 yards Finds the fairway on his tee shot. Then lands it on the green just over 15 feet from the pin. Misses the 15 footer for birdie, but saves it with a par putt. Par, 1-over Hole 16: Par 5, 667 yards Tee shot finds the fairway; then his approach shot finds the water. Takes the penalty and hits fourth shot just past the green into the edge of the rough. Winds up with his second double bogey in his last three holes. Double Bogey, 1-over Hole 15: Par 3, 221 yards Tee shot lands about five feet from the pin. Sinks the birdie putt to pull back under par. Birdie, 1-under Hole 14: Par 4, 467 yards Tee shot does not go well. ends up in the rough to the right of the fairway. Second shot is more or less the same, still in the right rough. His third shot sends it over the green to the back-left rough. His fourth shot doesn't get him out of the rough. Finally lands on the green with his fifth shot, about eight or nine feet from the pin. Finishes with a double bogey. Double Bogey, Even Hole 13: Par 4, 471 yards Woods hits his tee shot well, but lands it in the rough just to the left of the fairway. He recovers and lands it back on the fairway just short of the green. Ultimately leads him to his second-straight and fifth bogey of the day. Bogey, 2-under Hole 12: Par 3, 180 yards Woods' tee shot lands in the bunker closest to the green. His ensuing chip shot leads him to two putt and his fourth bogey on the day. Bogey, 3-under Hole 11: Par 4, 418 yards Hits the fairway on his tee shot, then uses his wedge to land it about 10 feet from the pin. Sinks the bridie putt. Birdie, 4-under Hole 10: Par 4, 410 yards Woods' tee shot is off the mark and lands in the rough. He then plays it around a tree and places it on the edge of the green. He then misses a putt for par and picks up his third bogey on the day. Bogey, 3-under Hole 9: Par 4, 494 yards Well-hit tee shot to start the hole. His approach lands just shy of the pin by several feet. He just misses the birdie putt and settles for par. Finishes 1-under on the front nine. Par, 4-under Front-nine line: 2/7 fairways, 6/9 GIR, 14 putts. — Tiger Tracker (@GCTigerTracker) August 5, 2018 Hole 8: Par 4, 482 yards His tee shot was solid, but the approach landed his ball about 20 feet to the right of the flag. He then one putted for his third birdie of the day. Birdie, 4-under Hole 7: Par 3, 219 yards Woods didn't have a real chance to drain a long birdie putt, but he picks up the par from a few feet away. Par, 3-under Hole 6: Par 4, 469 yards Back to where he started. Tiger's par save goes wide, leaving him with another bogey. Bogey, 3-under Hole 5: Par 3, 200 yards No misread this time. Woods sinks a par putt to stay at 4-under. He hasn't been able to carry over the momentum from the first two holes. Par, 4-under Hole 4: Par 4, 471 yards There's the first bogey of the day. Woods can't save it with his par putt. Could have been a bad read on the green. Bogey, 4-under Hole 3: Par 4, 442 yards Tiger's birdie streak ends. His attempt slides just to the left of the hole, and he taps in for par. Par, 5-under Hole 2: Par 5, 526 yards After finding the bunker, Woods drops the ball about eight feet from the cup. He converts another birdie opportunity. Looking good early. Birdie, 5-under Hole 1: Par 4, 399 yards Donning his Sunday red, Woods kicks off Round 4 with a birdie putt. A nice read gives Woods his first birdie on No. 1 after going par/bogey/par to start the previous three rounds. Birdie, 4-under<doc-sep>After gaining momentum through the first two rounds of the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational, Tiger Woods hit a bit of a snag in his worst third round of the year so far. Through six holes, he hit nothing but par shots and seemed like he had a bit of rhythm going at first. Unfortunately, the streak came to a halt on the seventh after he missed an eight-foot putt for par and settled for bogey. The rest of his day would not get much better. Tiger hit 7/14 fairways, 9/18 GIR, 29 putts. Not good. Not good at all. — Tiger Tracker (@GCTigerTracker) August 4, 2018 GOLF: What's next on Tiger's schedule? Woods not only ended his streak of great third rounds throughout this year, he also ended his streak of 10 rounds at par or better with a 73 at Firestone. He'll be looking to improve on Sunday. Sporting News followed along with shot-by-shot highlights of Tiger's performance at Akron. Here are some of the higlights. LIVE: WGC-Bridgestone Invitational leaderboard Tiger Woods' score: Round 3 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational Hole (Par) Tiger's score (Overall) Place 1 (4) 4 (6 under) T-14 2 (5) 5 (6 under) T-13 3 (4) 4 (6 under) T-15 4 (4) 4 (6 under) T-14 5 (3) 3 (6 under) T-15 6 (4) 4 (6 under) T-15 7 (3) 4 (5 under) T-20 8 (4) 4 (5 under) T-19 9 (4) 4 (5 under) T-18 10 (4) 4 (5 under) T-18 11 (4) 5 (4 under) T-23 12 (3) 2 (5 under) T-18 13 (4) 5 (4 under) T-22 14 (4) 5 (3 under) T-28 15 (3) 3 (3 under) T-28 16 (5) 5 (3 under) T-28 17 (4) 4 (3 under) T-28 18 (4) 4 (3 under) T-28 Round 3: Tiger Woods 73 (+3) HOLE 18: Par 4, 464 yards Second putt: PAR First putt: Leaves it just past the whole. Approach: Beautiful shot from the green that rolls just about to 8-10 feet from the hole. Tee shot: Big drive on the last tee shot. HOLE 17: Par 4, 400 yards Second putt: It'll be another PAR with one hole to go. First putt: Not even close. He'll get a chance at par. Approach: The shot finds the green and will get a lengthie bridie attempt. Tee shot: Tee shot finds the fairway. HOLE 16: Par 5, 667 yards Second putt: PAR First putt: Birdie putt slips past hole at 16. Chance at par. Approach: Clears the pond with his shot that absolutely no one in the crowd saw coming. He'll have a chance for birdie, about 15 feet to go. Second shot: Punch out from the second shot. Long way to go from the green. Tee shot: Huge shot off the tee into the trees. HOLE 15: Par 3, 221 yards Second putt: Gets a great roll for PAR. Bunker shot: Shot runs out of the bunker and lands 10 feet short of the hole. Tee shot: Hits the shot off the tee into the bunker HOLE 14: Par 4, 467 yards First putt: BOGEY Putt: Can't get his the par to go and it'll be a bogey here. Bunker shot: Hits it about six feet from the hole. Approach: Sends the second shot to the bunker. Tee shot: Looked like a so-so shot off the tee and the ball just leaves the rough. Not a great lie, but it always could be worse. HOLE 13: Par 4, 471 yards Second putt: Cleans the putt up for BOGEY . Two-over on the day. Two wedges: Not accurate with the chip as it falls into the rough. He hit it within a foot or two of the hole for a chance at bogey. Approach: He left it short yesterday, so he decides to change pace today and hit it long. Tee shot: Goes with the three-wood for this one. Great shot that lands on the fairway. HOLE 12: Par 3, 180 yards First putt: The slick putt down the hill for his first BIRDIE of the day . Tee shot: Beautiful shot for Tiger just over the flag for a great chance off the tee. HOLE 11: Par 4, 418 yards Second putt: Misses the putt and has to settle for a BOGEY First putt: Chips it a little inaccurately to the green to give himself 10-15 feet for par. Approach: Shot is short on the approach. The ball might be in the bunker. Tee shot: Driver off the tee hits it into the rough. HOLE 10: Par 4, 410 yards Second putt: PAR Wedge: The chip was a bit aggressive and it will be close for PAR . Approach: Second shot goes deep. A much better example of distance control than the last two days. Tee shot: Using the three-wood off the tee and hits the short stuff. HOLE 9: Par 4, 494 yards Second putt: Taps it in for PAR. First putt: He doesn't get the shot high enough for the birdie. Approach: Gets it beautifully to the middle of the green about 15 feet from the hole. Tee shot: Goes with the driver and technically misses the fairway from the tee. HOLE 8: Par 4, 482 yards Second putt: He buries it for PAR. First putt: Caught the left edge of the hole and is forced to settle for par. Approach: Hits it hard and well right onto the green with maybe about eight feet from the hole for a birdie opportunity. Tee shot: Tiger just drills the shot off the tee for a great start after the less-than-ideal ending. HOLE 7: Par 3, 219 yards Second putt: Misses the shot, and has to settle for BOGEY. Wedge: Wedge comes up just short for an easy chance at par. Eight feet to the hole. Tee shot: It looks like he found edge of the green off the tee. But he also looks like he's laboring out there. HOLE 6: Par 4, 469 yards Second putt: PAR First putt: Just misses for birdie. Approach: Finds the center of the green on the approach and is maybe 25 feet away.<doc-sep>There are only three events left in the 2017-18 PGA Tour regular season, and they're all great for different reasons. This week's WGC-Bridgestone Invitational includes pretty much every top player you can think of (all of whom will also be playing in next week's PGA Championship). There are myriad criss-crossing storylines, but the two most prominent are probably Tiger Woods returning to (and even qualifying for) this event, which he's won eight times and Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio, saying farewell to the PGA Tour after several decades of hosting events. Can't get enough golf? Subscribe to The First Cut with Kyle Porter where we take a weekly look at everything in the world of golf. Those aren't the only two stories -- Rory McIlroy, Jordan Spieth, Rickie Fowler, Justin Rose and Justin Thomas are all interesting subplots, too -- but they are the two that you will likely hear about the most as the golf unfolds this week. Here's a look at the schedule of events so you can watch all the action. All times Eastern; streaming start times approximated Rounds 3-4 -- Saturday and Sunday Round starts: 9 a.m. Featured groups: 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. -- PGA Tour Live on Facebook Early TV coverage: noon-1:45 p.m. on Golf Channel Live TV coverage: 2-6 p.m. on CBS Live simulcast: 2-6 p.m. on CBSSports.com and the CBS Sports App Radio: 1-6 p.m. on PGA Tour Radio<doc-sep>
After a solid Round 1 at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational it was a slightly rockier second day for Tiger Woods. He shot a 2-under 68 on the day to help push him up to 6-under overall and five strokes off the leaders through two rounds. Woods started Round 2 with a bogey but quickly recovered with two straight birdies and another two holes later. He finished out the front nine with a string of pars and managed to birdie Hole 15, marking the first of the day there. Another bogey two holes later put him back even on the back nine and led to his 6-under finish. Overall the day was solid but Woods' tee shots got him into a bit of trouble, particularly on his bogeys. His putting also failed him a bit when he moved onto the back nine. GOLF: What's next on Tiger's schedule? Tiger Woods is through 36 holes at the @WGC_Bridgestone. This is the first time Woods has started an official event with back-to-back rounds in the 60s since the 2015 Wyndham Championship. Woods finished tied for 10th in that event. pic.twitter.com/ATRFBOifNW — ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) August 3, 2018 Woods comes into the tournament fresh off of a near victory at the British Open, where he tied for sixth at 5-under, just three strokes back of the winner, Francesco Molinari. Woods has eight career victories at Firestone Country Club with his last win coming in 2013. He also set the course record at 21-under back in 2000. His finish at the British Open helped vault him up the Official World Golf Ranking , where he now sits at No. 50. LIVE: WGC-Bridgestone Invitational leaderboard Follow along with SN's recap and highlights from Tiger's second round at the the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational. Tiger Woods' score: Round 2 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational Hole (Par) Tiger's score (Overall) Place 1 (4) 5 (3 under) T-23 2 (5) 4 (4 under) T-22 3 (4) 3 (5 under) T-13 4 (4) 4 (5 under) T-14 5 (3) 2 (6 under) T-7 6 (4) 4 (6 under) T-8 7 (3) 3 (6 under) T-8 8 (4) 4 (6 under) T-8 9 (4) 4 (6 under) T-7 10 (4) 4 (6 under) T-7 11 (4) 4 (6 under) T-8 12 (3) 2 (7 under) T-6 13 (4) 4 (7 under) T-6 14 (4) 5 (6 under) T-7 15 (3) 3 (6 under) T-9 16 (5) 5 (6 under) T-9 17 (4) 4 (6 under) T-10 18 (4) 4 (6 under) T-10 . @TigerWoods is currently T10 and 5 shots off the lead @WGC_Bridgestone. Round 2 stats: Driving Distance: 309.2 yards Fairways Hit: 7/14 GIR: 13/18 Putts: 29 Feet of Putts made: 52'8"#LiveUnderPar pic.twitter.com/PdCDkISHBT — PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) August 3, 2018 HOLE 18: Par 4, 464 yards Second putt: PAR First putt: Leaves it short so he'll end the day with another par. Approach: Not a great wedge shot and it's around 25 feet for a possible birdie. Tee shot: Last tee shot of the day and he loves it. Smoked the driver right down the fairway. HOLE 17: Par 4, 400 yards Second putt: It'll be another PAR with one hole to go. First putt: Looked good all the way but it rims out. Approach: Nice shot onto the green pin high and left, about 16 feet from the cup Tee shot: Goes with an iron here down the fairway. HOLE 16: Par 5, 667 yards Second putt: PAR First putt: It's just short for the birdie try. Approach: Pitches it to the back fringe and it rolls towards the flag but still about 15 feet away. Second shot: Not a bad shot given the lie and it gets him further down the fairway, 85 yards out. Tee shot: Terrific drive from Tiger, 385 yards down the left side but it lands in a bad divot. HOLE 15: Par 3, 221 yards Second putt: PAR First putt: Just misses right on the birdie try. Tee shot: Recovers nicely on the par 3 and drops it right in the center of the green, 20 feet out. HOLE 14: Par 4, 467 yards First putt: BOGEY Pitch: Can't get his chip shot to go and it'll be a bogey here. Bunker shot: Has to take an awkward stance and it goes long into the opposite fringe. Approach: Not where he wanted this one as it drops into the right side bunker with a pretty steep uphill lie.