Tiger rebounds with solid 1-under effort in Round 3 at Muirfield

After battling through back tightness Friday and barely making the cut, Tiger Woods bounced back with a solid 1-under 71 in Round 3 of the Memorial Tournament.

"I was moving better today and felt like I did the first day," Tiger said. "And consequently I could make the passes at the golf ball like I did the first day. Unfortunately, I didn't make any putts today, so hopefully, I can make a few more tomorrow."

Woods made four birdies in his round but got off to a rough start after dumping a ball into the water from 111 yards, leading to a bogey on No. 3.

"Overall, I felt like I played well today, controlled the ball well. I hit one really bad shot there at 3, but other than that, it was a pretty good, solid day," Woods said.

Woods is well out of contention at 2-over for the week but added he was "fortunate" that the cut moved to 3-over late Friday to allow him to get a few more competitive reps in.

"Playing home and playing out here is so very different," said Woods.

He added, "Making sure that I stay sharp and don't make any silly mistakes and dump the ball in the wrong spots or give myself bad angles, that's one of the things about playing competitive golf that's very different from playing at home."

Woods will have another early morning tee time Sunday to conclude his first PGA Tour event since February.