Tiger pleased with 'good day' in Augusta return

Tiger Woods showed an improved short game in grinding out a one-over par 73 start to the Masters on Thursday, his first competitive round at Augusta National since 2013.

Woods, a 14-time major champion and four-time Masters winner who missed last year after back surgery, made four bogeys and three birdies to finish nine strokes behind 21-year-old pace-setter Jordan Spieth after 18 holes.

"It was a good day. I felt good out there," Woods said. "I felt like I hit the ball well enough to shoot 3-under par."