woods started nicely thursday morning , rolling in a birdie putt at the 10th hole ( his first ) , then adding birdies at the 12th and 14th holes .
johns creek , ga. -- a promising start turned into a shocking disappointment thursday for tiger woods , who made three double bogeys at atlanta athletic club on his way to a 77 during the first round of the pga championship .
it was his highest opening round .
daniel shirey us presswire the 7 - over - par total left woods tied for 129th place , well behind first - round leader steve stricker , who shot a 63 , matching a major championship record .
woods returned to competition last week and completed his first tournament since the masters , staying away from golf until he was certain that injuries to his left leg would no longer cause him trouble .
at 3 - under par through his first five holes , woods was tied for the early lead .
he opened with three birdies in five holes .
tiger added five shots against par on the next four holes , with double bogeys at the 15th and 18th .
tiger woods shared the lead at 3 - under early thursday , then struggled to a 77 .