Tiger Woods shot tracker, Genesis Invitational Round 2: Live shot-by-shot updates

Golf fans everywhere are rightfully celebrating as The Genesis Invitational in 2024 marks the return of Tiger Woods to the PGA Tour. After more than 10 months away -- not including his run at the Hero World Challenge back in December -- The Cat is back out there with the best in the world at one of the best courses in the world: Riviera Country Club.

This, of course, is the event that Tiger hosts on the PGA Tour annually out in Pacific Palisades, CA near Los Angeles, but it's also got some history for Woods. He played on the PGA Tour first as a 16-year-old amateur back in 1992. Perhaps even more than that, though, the competitive streak in Woods has to shine through a bit given that he's never won at The Genesis Inviational or Riviera in 14 career starts.

Woods opened his Genesis Invitational on Thursday in the first round by grinding out a +1 round of 72 at Riviera. He finished the day T49, narrowly inside the cut line this week as only the Top 50 and ties plus anyone within 10 strokes of the lead will make it into the weekend. It'll be a fight on Friday to stay that way, but there was a lot of promise in Round 1.

How will Tiger perform in a fight to make the cut? Follow along with us with our Tiger tracker, going hole-by-hole through his second round on Friday at The Genesis Invitational.

Tiger Woods withdraws from Genesis Invitational due to illness

After Tiger's drive on the 7th hole in the second round, he officially withdrew from the tournament, citing an illness and not an injury as the reason.

Tiger shot tracker, Genesis Invitational Round 2: Live hole-by-hole updates

Tiger Woods teed off at 2:54 p.m. ET/11:54 a.m. PT, again playing with Justin Thomas and Gary Woodland for Round 2.

Hole No. 1 (Par 5, 503 yards)

• Shot 1: Just like in Round 1, the drive was a bit off to the right finding the rough, but it's in a better spot than in the first round. 203 yards left to the hole.
• Shot 2: Woods hit an absolute beauty into this green, using the contours of the green perfectly and leaving himself only 16 feet, 10 inches for an eagle putt.
• Shot 3: It seemed like a good line but it veered a little right just before the hole, but left a manageable 3 feet, 3 inches for birdie.
• Shot 4: Birdie. Round 2 Score: -1 | Tournament Score: E

Hole No. 2 (Par 4, 462 yards)

• Shot 1: Feeling some good vibes out there clearly, Tiger put a nice drive onto the right side of the fairway 303 yards out. Just 159 yards left to the hole.
• Shot 2: Though he narrowly missed the green on the fringe, it was a great approach to the front hole location, leaving 12 feet, 9 inches for a back-to-back birdie start.
• Shot 3: A bobble coming out of the fringe forced the putt a bit off-line, leaving a 3-foot, 7-inch par putt.
• Shot 4: Decisive par putt is good! Round 2 Score: -1 | Tournament Score: E

Hole No. 3 (Par 4, 443 yards)

• Shot 1: Early returns with the driver on Friday are great. Tiger put this one in the fairway as well with a 328-yard drive. Just 117 yards to the hole and a scoring opportunity afoot.
• Shot 2: Didn't totally take advantage of the look. Missed the green to the left, though still in the short grass. Chipping or putting from 22 feet, 9 inches to the hole now.
• Shot 3: Unfortunately still didn't have the right line on this one, leaving it out to the left. Easy tap-in par left.
• Shot 4: Par. Round 2 Score: -1 | Tournament Score: E

Hole No. 4 (Par 3, 245 yards)

• Shot 1: No good off the tee for the uber-difficult Par 3. It found the right rough and he has a near-impossible up-and-down from 37 yards away.
• Shot 2: Facing a brutal pitch onto the green, Woods landed it a little deep and saw it roll well past the hole to the back of the green. 29 feet, 11 inches left for par.
• Shot 3: Aggressive effort but just off the right line. Worse, he left himself 4 feet, 3 inches for bogey.
• Shot 4: Bogey is not ideal, but he needed that one, without question. Round 2 Score: E | Tournament Score: +1

Hole No. 5 (Par 4, 427 yards)

• Shot 1: Tiger off to a bad start after the bogey, clubbing down and putting it in the left rough with 175 yards still remaining to the hole.
• Shot 2: The rough was penal, causing Woods to come up 33 yards short of the hole in the fairway.
• Shot 3: Truly baffling decision to putt from the fairway, and it hurt him, coming up crazily short and leaving 21 feet, 9 inches for par.
• Shot 4: A good effort but a longshot to make. Tap-in left for bogey.
• Shot 5: Bogey. Round 2 Score: +1 | Tournament Score: +2

Hole No. 6 (Par 6, 171 yards)

• Shot 1: He's looking a bit lost out there. Hangs his 7-iron out to the left and misses the green, finding the left rough and a tricky lie.
• Shot 2: Chipping from that lie straight down the hill, it wasn't a bad effort at all. Still, 7 feet, 4 inches left to avoid three straight bogeys.
• Shot 3: Gutsy putt finds the bottom of the cup! Par. Round 2 Score: +1 | Tournament Score: +2

Hole No. 7 (Par 4, 409 yards)

• Shot 1: Woods hit a decent tee shot 272 yards into the fairway. After the shot, though, he was seen on a golf cart with a rules official, which appears to be a sign of a WD.

Tiger Woods has withdrawn from The Genesis Invitational

Tiger shot tracker, Genesis Invitational Round 1: Live hole-by-hole updates

Tiger Woods teed off at 12:25 p.m. ET/9:25 a.m. PT playing alongside Justin Thomas and Gary Woodland.

Hole No. 1 (Par 5, 498 yards)

• Shot 1: Tiger got his round started off the first tee hitting a strong fade that overcooked left to right just a bit, ending up 299 yards out in the right rough.
• Shot 2: Woods had a sketchy lie in the rough, hitting a 5-wood out of there to blast it up to the rough right of the green on the Par 5.
• Shot 3: Great shot from the rough from a good lie about 70 feet away, Woods flopped it up near the hole to 3 feet, 8 inches for birdie.
• Shot 4: Birdie! Woods converted the up and down to get the birdie. Round 1 Score: -1

Hole No. 2 (Par 4, 480 yards)

• Shot 1: Much better drive off of No. 2 with the fade again, cutting it off the right edge of the fairway into the middle for a 307-yard tee shot, leaving him 174 yards to the hole.
• Shot 2: After a nice drive, Woods hung his uphill approach out to the right and ended up in the short grass to the right of the green, a little more than 50 feet from the hole.
• Shot 3: It wasn't the best contact on this little pitch/chip, which led to a little more run out and a tough 15-footer left to save par.
• Shot 4: Woods missed just to the left of the hole, leaving a tap-in for bogey.
• Shot 5: Bogey Round 1 Score: E

Hole No. 3 (Par 4, 448 yards)

• Shot 1: Another drive a little overcooked and going too far right, landing 270 yards from the tee on the cart path. 173 yards left to the hole.
• Shot 2: From a less-than-favorable position, Woods did his best to save something and put his approach in the front right bunker next to the green, left with 20-ish yards to the hole.
• Shot 3: Phenomenal bunker shot that had eyes for the hole. It rolled right past the left edge and left him 6 feet, 2 inches for par.
• Shot 4: Seemingly lined up to play more break than was there, he put it out too far right for a narrow miss.
• Shot 5: Bogey. Round 1 Score: +1

Hole No. 4 (Par 3, 233 yards)

• Shot 1: Woods showed off his course knowledge, playing his tee shot on the Par 3 to the right portion of the green that slopes down to a left hole location. 15 feet, 5 inches for birdie.
• Shot 2: Birdie! A beautiful roll right in the heart of the cup. Round 1 Score: E

Hole No. 5 (Par 4, 427 yards)

• Shot 1: Taking a 3-wood off of the tee on the shorter Par 4, Woods hit a beautiful shot off the tee that curled effortlessly to the left side of the fairway. 152 yards to the hole remaining.
• Shot 2: Woods capitalized on a great tee shot to hit a stick of an approach shot. 8 feet, 8 inches for birdie.
• Shot 3: He couldn't convert the good birdie look, running it past the hole.
• Shot 4: Par made. Round 1 Score: E

Hole No. 6 (Par 3, 181 yards)

• Shot 1: Tiger is dialed on approach. Another great shot into the green, leaving himself 14 feet, 5 inches for birdie.
• Shot 2: Birdie! He pours it in the cup to move back under-par for the round. Round 1 Score: -1

Hole No. 7 (Par 4, 398 yards)

• Shot 1: Taking less than driver again off the tee, an easy fairway finder 259 yards out. He has 136 yards remaining to the hole.
• Shot 2: Not the best approach as he left it 43 feet from the hole.
• Shot 3: Long birdie putt carried a bit too much pace and ran 5 feet, 11 inches past the hole for a testy par save attempt.
• Shot 4: Par! Calms the nerves and gets it in the hole to stay 1-under. Round 1 Score: -1

Hole No. 8 (Par 4, 436 yards)

• Shot 1: Tattooed off the tee with a beautiful drive (and quick tee pick-up) as he blasts it 314 yards into the fairway. Just 120 yards in to the hole.
• Shot 2: With a tricky hole location in the back-right of the green, Woods played a nice, smart approach just past pin-high in the middle of the green. He'll have 17 feet for birdie.
• Shot 3: A delicate putt, Tiger put good speed on it, but it broke more to the left than he aimed, leaving a near tap-in for par.
• Shot 4: Par. Round 1 Score: -1

Hole No. 9 (Par 4, 467 yards)

• Shot 1: Another good drive as Woods puts it in the fairway 304 yards off the tee. 164 yards remaining to the hole.
• Shot 2: Nothing special, but a solid approach again from Tiger, finding the green with 26 feet, 10 inches for birdie.
• Shot 3: One thing to note, Woods' pace has been a bit sporadic. He raced this one by the hole, leaving 4 feet, 6 inches for par.
• Shot 4: Par. He converts the comebacker. Round 1 Score: -1

Hole No. 10 (Par 4, 301 yards)

• Shot 1: On the signature hole at Riviera, Woods flew his drive onto the green, but it landed like on concrete, bouncing into the left bunker protecting the green and into a horrible lie up near the back lip.
• Shot 2: The horrid lie in the bunker forced Tiger to just pitch it out into the fairway some 60 feet from the hole.
• Shot 3: Right back over it for another pitch/chip, Woods didn't hit the best shot, but left himself an 8-foot opportunity for par.
• Shot 4: Downhill with a ton of break, Tiger didn't like it off the face as it raced by.
• Shot 5: Bogey. Round 1 Score: E

Hole No. 11 (Par 5, 587 yards)

• Shot 1: He didn't let the tough 10th get in his head as Woods smoked his drive on the Par 5, the longest of the group at 332 yards. Leaving 255 yards in for a great scoring opportunity.
• Shot 2: A good stroke but it didn't find the putting surface, ending up in the rough to the left of the green, some 27 yards out from the hole still.
• Shot 3: Love to see him try something special and Tiger just missed. Throwing one high up in the air, it hit the rough first, keeping it from running down to the hole.
• Shot 4: Who needs it close!? Putting from the fringe, Woods got a pure roll and hit a great putt to convert the birdie. Round 1 Score: -1

Hole No. 12 (Par 4, 477 yards)

• Shot 1: The one consistent miss today has been right off the tee and it happened again on the 12th, going into the spectators in the right rough. Going to be tough with 197 yards left to the hole.
• Shot 2: Out of the rough, the shape looked phenomenal as it cut back toward the hole. Unfortunately, he came up just short in the short right bunker, 17 yards from the hole.
• Shot 3: A decent effort out of the bunker onto a tough green complex, Tiger ran it past the hole and left himself a 10-footer for par.
• Shot 4: Good putt but not good enough as it slid right past the hole.
• Shot 5: Bogey. Round 1 Score: E

Hole No. 13 (Par 4, 444 yards)

• Shot 1: Tiger attempted to break out the draw but this one went a little too far left, ending up going just 222 yards in the left rough with 214 yards still to the hole.
• Shot 2: As expected from a tough spot a long way away, Woods dug his second out of the rough but it found the tall grass again to the left-back of the green about 30 yards away from the hole.
• Shot 3: Phenomenal shot from the rough to stuff it within 5 feet for par.
• Shot 4: Fantastic up-and-down. Par. Round 1 Score: E

Hole No. 14 (Par 3, 187 yards)

• Shot 1: Woods found the green off the tee on the Par 3, but had a little more than 44 feet left for birdie.
• Shot 2: Perhaps over-aggressive once again, Tiger slid the birdie putt just a share under 5 feet past the hole with meat on the bone for par.
• Shot 3: Another strong save. Par. Round 1 Score: E

Hole No. 15 (Par 4, 482 yards)

• Shot 1: Still not his best work off the tee, finding the left rough with 203 yards still left to the hole.
• Shot 2: Out of position off of the tee, Woods makes hard work for himself again, finding the front-right bunker just under 20 yards away from the hole.
• Shot 3: Going to be a tester for him. A solid bunker shot comes up short of the hole, leaving 8 feet, 9 inches to save par.
• Shot 4: A heartbreaker -- the putt dives off to the left right at the end and loops around the left edge.
• Shot 5: Bogey. Round 1 Score: +1

Hole No. 16 (Par 3, 166 yards)

• Shot 1: Another solid, safe approach on a Par 3, Woods found the middle-front of the green, leaving a 33-foot, 9-inch putt for birdie.
• Shot 2: Definitely wasn't the best line from Tiger on the birdie putt, leaving himself another good 4 feet for par.
• Shot 3: Anything within 6 feet for par has been money. Par. Round 1 Score: +1

Hole No. 17 (Par 5, 609 yards)

• Shot 1: A strong drive that was needed on the long Par 5, finding the fairway and leaving 285 yards to the hole.
• Shot 2: Beautiful approach in, skating by the bunker and finding the green in two, though he does have 76 feet, 5 inches for eagle.
• Shot 3: Once again, a bit too much pace on the putt -- though more forgivable from 76 feet away -- leaving himself 6 feet, 5 inches for birdie.
• Shot 4: Birdie and we're back to Even! Round 1 Score: E

Hole No. 18 (Par 4, 475 yards)

• Shot 1: Good to see a strong drive on the 18th, showing potential improvements with his health. Onto the elevated fairway with a 295-yard shot, 176 yards remaining to the hole.
• Shot 2: Oh no. An absolute shank off of the hosel goes dead right into the trees still well short of the green. 109 still left to the hole and from way out of position now.
• Shot 3: Truly no idea how, but stuck behind a tree and with no angle, Woods punched one out and ran it onto the green to give himself a chance to save par hole-high. He'll have 15 feet, 4 inches to stay at even par.
• Shot 4: He couldn't convert the long-ish par putt, leaving it out too far to the left with 3 feet back for his finishing bogey.
• Shot 5: Bogey.

Final Round 1 Score: 72 (+1)