Tiger Woods has officially made the cut at Genesis Invitational

Tiger Woods has moved to two under par on the third day of the Genesis Invitational after officially making the cut on Saturday.

The American star needed some help but made the cut in the event despite shooting a three-over-par 74 in his second round on Friday.

Bad light halted play and Woods had to wait until all the second round scores were in on Saturday morning for his fate to be sealed.

After being confirmed for the weekend, Woods teeed off alongside Christiaan Bezuidenhout and Matthias Schwab on Saturday afternoon and started strong.

He rediscovered the form he showed on opening day when he moved to 2-under after seven holes with the famous putter surge up the course.

Tiger Woods teeed off on Saturday afternoon after making the cut earlier that day.

Woods raised his putter as he moved to two under par on the third day of the Genesis Invitational

Woods rediscovered his form from Thursday this weekend when he started strongly in California

Woods came out fast on Thursday to record a two-under-par 69 in his first competitive round in seven months, but found Friday’s round more demanding, falling to one over, where he flirted with the cutoff line for much of the round. evening.

American Max Homa earned the solo lead on Friday with a three-under 68 to bring him to -10 overall.

For Woods, meanwhile, it looked like Riviera’s wear and tear began to take its toll as he bogeyed three of his last four holes to drop down the leaderboard.

Woods returned to the fairways in front of an adoring crowd on Friday, along with fellow players Rory McIlroy, who came in at T-7 at 6-under par, and Justin Thomas, T-33 at 1-under.

The 15-time major winner is the longtime host of the event at the Riviera Country Club, where he made his PGA Tour debut as a 16-year-old amateur in 1992 but never won as a professional.

After the Genesis Invitational, Woods hopes to head to the Players’ Championship at TPC Sawgrass next month before returning to Augusta for the first major of the year: The Masters.

Woods managed just nine rounds in 2022 due to complications surrounding the limb-threatening injuries he sustained in his car accident the previous year.

More recently, that meant the 47-year-old had to withdraw from December’s Hero World Challenge due to plantar fasciitis in his right foot.

But he played later that month alongside his son Charlie in the two-round PNC Championship, where players can use buggies.

Bad light stopped the game and Woods had to wait until all the second round scores were in on Saturday.

The 15-time Grand Slam winner fell on back-to-back bogeys to finish at the Riviera Country Club

Woods matched his playing partners Rory McIlroy (C) and Justin Thomas (R) step by step

The Tiger fan club took to the streets of Riviera to follow the golf icon.