Tiger Woods finishes the first round of the Genesis Invitational in California in 49th place with a score of 72 (+1) hits. Patrick Cantlay leads the league with 64 (-7) shots.

Rory McIlroy, number 2 in the world ranking, is 64/o with 74 (+3) After the first 11 holes played, where he made three birdies (four in total), the emblem of European golf dirtied his card with two bogeys and as many double bogey.