Tiger Woods felt “sore everywhere” in his comeback as debutant Brian Harman and Tony Finau shared the joint lead after day one of the Hero World Challenge here.

In his first competitive round after withdrawing from the Masters in April, Woods looked rusty and walked the 18 holes with a slight limp. His performance was up and down on Thursday as he ended with a 3-over 75 for the 18th position in the 20-man field.

The majority of spectators at the Albany expectedly tracked the 47-year-old through the day after he teed up alongside Justin Thomas.

Woods seemed to tire and struggle in the closing stages, but still smiled and hugged Thomas at the end of the 18 holes in conditions that were not very easy.

Despite being “sore all over” Woods was looking forward to getting back on course for the second round of the tournament, which he hosts for the benefit of his charity.

“We’ve got some work to do tonight (Thursday). Tomorrow (Friday), get back in the gym and activate and get ready for it,” he said. “Hopefully I hit some better shots.”

Woods did not hide his frustration through the day and admitted to “soreness everywhere” later. “My leg, my back, my neck. Just from playing, hitting shots and trying to hold off shots. It’s just different at game speed, too,” he said. “Mentally, I was really rusty and made a lot of errors in the mind that normally I don’t make.”

The 47-year-old has kept a limited competition schedule after a 2021 car crash left him with a serious leg injury and while he said his body held up fine on Thursday the mental side of the game let him down.

“I felt like I was ready to compete and play,” said Woods.

The Open champion Harman may not have found the greens regularly but hung in there with a five-under 67.

Joint leader Finau made gains on the first and the third holes. Then in a span of five holes, he picked four birdies to surge to the top.