Woods back with a win

Woods, up against Australian Brendan Jones at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Club, was playing for the first time since last June when he won the US Open before needing reconstructive knee surgery.

The world number one was quickly two up after a birdie at the first and Jones conceded the second but both players bogeyed the third and fifth and Woods bogeyed the par-four seventh as well. Woods quickly back in control though, going two up with a birdie at the eighth and forging further ahead when Jones overshot the green at the par-three 12th.

Woods then eagled the par-five 13th to put him within sight of victory and eventually closed out a 3&2 win on the 16th.

Northern Ireland teenager Rory McIlroy kept his hopes of facing Woods in the third round alive after he defeated South Africa's Louis Oosthuizen 2&1 to set up a second round meeting with Hunter Mahan.

While the world number one looked forward, the players immediately behind him in the rankings, Sergio Garcia and Padraig Harrington, were going home, falling one up to Charl Schwartzel and Pat Perez respectively.

Oliver Wilson set up a second-round meeting with Ryder Cup foe Anthony Kim, who beat Lin Wen-Tang 7&5, after beating Korea's KJ Choi 3&1, while Lee Westwood moved on with a 2&1 win over Thailand's Prayad Marksaeng and now meets last year's beaten finalist Stewart Cink, who needed 19 holes to defeat Richard Sterne of South Africa.

Phil Mickelson survived a late rally from Angel Cabrera to win at the 19th and set up a meeting with Zach Johnson, who defeated Northern Ireland's Graeme McDowell 3&1.

Paul Casey beat Aaron Baddeley by one hole to progress to a match with another Australian, Matt Goggin, who beat Kenny Perry. Sweden's Peter Hanson beat compatriot Robert Karlsson while Justin Rose lost to Ryder Cup rival Boo Weekley on the 18th.

Ian Poulter beat Jeev Milka Singh 4&3, while Ross Fisher made it six out of seven wins for the English when he beat Robert Allenby of Australia one up.