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Tiger Starts Round 1 of Arnold Palmer Invite With 68

WIth six birdies and one blemish -- a double-bogey six on the third hole -- Tiger Woods entered the clubhouse with a stunning 4-under 68 on Thursday in Round 1 of the 2018 Arnold Palmer Invitational.
 
Woods did not lead at the time he finished, but he was one back of Jimmy Walker, who shot a 5-under 67. Still, Woods is right where he needs to be at a course he has crushed so many times over the years.
 
He started out brilliantly with three birdies on the back nine of the course (Woods' front nine of the day as he started his round on the 10th tee). After a pair of pars at Nos. 1 and 2, he badly pushed his drive out to the right where it went out of bounds. He had to walk all the way back to the tee and ended up making double bogey. 
 
Tiger birdied Nos. 4, 6 and 7 and on the final of those birdies, a 71-foot putt to get to 4 under.
 
Henrik Stenson is the day one leader at eight-under. Jimmy Walker, Rickie Fowler and Bryson DeChambeau are among a group at five-under and tied for third.
 
Zach Johnson, Rory McIlroy and Justin Rose highlight a group at three-under. Bubba Watson and Hideki Matsuyama highlight the two-under group 
 
Jason Day, a part of the Tiger three-some Thursday and Friday, played even par Thursday. 

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