Jordan Spieth endured a topsy-turvy start to The Players Championship on Thursday, collecting two eagles, two birdies, two bogeys and one doub…

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Scottie Scheffler is golf's best player with the full swing. Now his putting has come around, and he made it look easy in the Hero World Challenge. Scheffler played bogey-free for a 68 to win by three shots. It's his fifth title this year and firms up his No. 1 world ranking. Tiger Woods finished 18th in the 20-man field. He shot 72 but the golf was never the top concern. He hadn't played since the Masters because of ankle surgery. Woods says he felt better each day. He still hopes to play once a month in 2024.

Tiger Woods looked better in the Hero World Challenge. It's just the finishing stretch that keeps holding him back. Scottie Scheffler and Jordan Spieth share the lead. Woods is 10 shots behind in his first competition since the Masters. Woods had four birdies in seven holes at the start. But he dropped careless shots on the back nine of Albany. None was more surprising than sending a birdie putt off the green and into a bunker on the par-5 15th. Woods says he's rusty. But he hopes each day he gets a little better. Brian Harman is one shot behind.