Tiger Woods looked as if he had never been away as he eased into the second round of the WGC Accenture Match Play Championship in Arizona Wednesday, reports BBC.
Woods, returning after eight months out of competitive golf with a knee injury, beat Australia's Brendan Jones 3&2.
The world number one, who started with a birdie, said: "It felt good.
"I played some loose irons in the middle of the round but then got it back. I thought my knee would be a little more stiff than it was."
Woods was given a raucous welcome by supporters surrounding the first tee at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Club.
He opened the round with a birdie and went two-up at the 2nd, where he hit his approach within four feet and Jones conceded.
Woods, who was last in action back in June when he won the US Open at Torrey Pines, bogeyed the 7th, but responded with a birdie at the next and remained two-up through 10 holes.
He stretched his lead to three when Jones bogeyed the 12th, then eagled the par-five 13th at Dove Mountain to move four clear with five to play.
Jones eagled the 15th, but Woods sealed victory when he saved par from a bunker to halve the 16th.
"I said to Stevie (Williams, his caddie), 'It feels like we haven't been gone.' It was business as usual," added Woods.
"I thought it would take me a little bit longer to get into the rhythm of the round but I came out as if I had it.
"I thought I'd be a little more nervous than that but when it comes right down to it it's about placement so I just kind of went back to all the basics."
Open and US PGA champion Padraig Harrington was an early casualty as the top seed in his bracket was defeated one-up by American Pat Perez.
"I lost it on the 5th hole," said Harrington. "I missed a putt there and made a terrible five from the middle of the fairway when he was in trouble.
