article_snippet.sent: Not happy: Tiger tossed Tiger driver after hitting off the ninth tee and sending the ball onto the first fairway during first round play of the Masters golf tournament at the Augusta National Golf Course in Augusta, Georgia .
article_snippet.sent: Woods bent Tiger third shot around a tree and onto the green before two-putting for bogey to stand seven shots behind the early pacesetter.
article_snippet.sent: Gathering Tiger, Woods pulled off a skillful shot from the pine straw, hooking his ball to the back of the green .
article_snippet.sent: Low scores were readily available thanks to soft greens at Augusta National Golf Club and 29 players were under par as Woods began the back nine on a warm, gentle day at Augusta.
article_snippet.sent: The 39-year-old American, who missed last year's Masters after surgery, three-putted the first hole for a bogey but balanced that with a birdie at the par-five second after a great approach shot to five feet.
article_snippet.sent: Tiger then failed to cash in at the short par-four third after a booming tee shot left Tiger just short of the green at the 340-yard hole.
article_snippet.sent: Choosing to chip rather than putt, Woods hit it strong and rolled some 15 feet by and two-putted for a disappointing par.
article_snippet.sent: Standing out: Vonn watches play on at the 6th hole during Round 1 of the 79th Masters Golf Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club .
article_snippet.sent: Woods then bogeyed the long par-three fourth after finding the front bunker.
article_snippet.sent: The 14-times major winner blasted out strong and took two to get down for another bogey.
article_snippet.sent: A birdie at the par-five eighth got Tiger back to level par.
article_snippet.sent: But the American gave the stroke back at the ninth before making Tiger way to the back nine and Amen Corner.
article_snippet.sent: The world's best golfers gathered on the eve of the Masters on Wednesday to take on a nine-hole course, often with The world's best golfers wives, girlfriends or kids as caddies, as part of the Par 3 Contest.
highlights_snippet.sent: Tiger Woods, back in August, Georgia, after missing the Masters last year following surgery hopes to pull of a stunning return to greatness .
  