Tiger Woods hits out of a greenside bunker at the fourth hole on Wednesday during the Accenture Match Play Championship. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
Tiger Woods begins his first round of competitive golf since last June when he won the U.S. Open during the first round of the Accenture Match Play Championship at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Club at Dove Mountain in Marana, Ariz. (Donald Miralle / Getty Images)
Tiger Woods is all smiles after chipping onto the eighth green Wednesday during his opening round in the Accenture Match Play Championship. (Matt York / Associated Press)
Not everything went well for defending champion Tiger Woods on Wednesday at the Accenture Match Play Championship. He lets the gallery know that his tee shot on the ninth hole is heading toward the right rough. (Matt York / Associated Press)
Photographers train their lenses on Tiger Woods as he blasts out of a fairway bunker at the 11th hole during the first round of the Accenture Match Play Championship at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Club at Dove Mountain in Marana, Ariz. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
Tiger Woods tees off at the 12th hole during his opening-round match against Brendan Jones in the Accenture Match Play Championship on Wednesday. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
Tiger Woods tees off on the 12th hole Wednesday during his first-round victory over Brendan Jones in the Accenture Match Play Championship. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
Tiger Woods uses a delay on the 15th tee to stay limber during his first-round victory over Brendan Jones on Wednesday in the Accenture Match Play Championship. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
