Tiger Woods is giving hope to the golf world (and all its revenue streams) by making a stellar start at his comeback tournament in the Bahamas — the Hero World Challenge.

CBS Sports reported Thursday: “Tiger Woods shot a 33 on the front nine at the Hero World Challenge on Thursday in Round 1. He got to 4 under through his first eight holes before making bogey at the ninth for the 33. It was a startling performance for somebody, even as good as Tiger once was, who has not played competitively in nearly 16 months.”
The son of the Southland almost shot a hole-in-one on the par-3 eighth hole.
“Woods’ swing has looked smooth and impressive all day, and when you leave yourself putts like this one, you’re going to score pretty well,” CBS said.
The excited reaction:
First Tiger Woods fist pump of the year.#QuickHits https://t.co/uuEAvjv0tw
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) December 1, 2016
Tiger Woods. Four birdies. Tied for the lead. pic.twitter.com/bRhKatcdbJ
— Jason Sobel (@JasonSobelESPN) December 1, 2016
TIGER WOODS IS LEADING THE GOLF TOURNAMENT. THIS IS NOT A DRILL.
— TWfans (@TwSpot) December 1, 2016
Tiger Woods is officially dialed-in.#QuickHits https://t.co/eGQjL841VD
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) December 1, 2016
That didn’t take long.
Tiger Woods’ chip leads to his first birdie of the year. #QuickHits https://t.co/m9esQ8FLZS
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) December 1, 2016
Tiger Woods’ first competitive shot in more than 15 months. Welcome back, @TigerWoods! #HeroWorldChallenge https://t.co/A9qTeG3LEq
— GOLF.com (@golf_com) December 1, 2016
Tiger Woods just made his first birdie!!!! #HeroWorldChallenge pic.twitter.com/pBXcGzHSUF
— GOLF.com (@golf_com) December 1, 2016
