Tiger Woods bounced back from his opening day doom at the Hero World Challenge as he fired a two-under-par 70 on Friday.
The 38-year-old is making his comeback this week after four months out through injury and had a nightmare first round as he sunk to the bottom of the leaderboard after an opening 77.
That round will almost certainly have ended any chance the 14-time major winner had of winning the tournament he annually hosts which benefits his foundation, but only a double-bogey on the last stopped him from dipping into the 60s on Friday.
Woods opened with a birdie but gave that shot back on eight before an eagle on the par-five 13th brought his round to life.
A birdie followed on 14 and another on 16 had Woods four under for the day but a rain delay of around 90 minutes after he came off 17 halted his momentum and a flat finish on the last meant he was three-over for the tournament.
Despite taking seven shots less than he did in his opening round, Woods did not feel that his play was markedly better on Friday.
"It wasn't a whole lot different," he told Sky Sports 4. "I maybe hit two less worse shots than I did yesterday, but it really wasn't that much different."
Woods has spent a lot of time away from the game in recent years and admits it is not always easy to get back into his rhythm.
"Sometimes it takes me a few holes, sometimes it can only take me a shot to feel like I'm back into tournament mode," he added.
"It all depends on my preparation, but also it depends on my feels."
