Tiger Woods teed off at 1:40 p.m. from the first tee at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational in Akron, marking his return to golf after an 11-week absence.

"Welcome back," several patrons in the gallery yelled at Woods on No. 1. He birded No. 10 and No. 11, but then bogeyed 14. Woods birdied the par 5 No. 16 and finished the round at 2-under, 68. He tees off Friday at 9:50 a.m.

Adam Scott leads the tournament after shooting an 8-under par, 62.

Follow updates from The Plain Dealer on Twitter as reporters Dennis Manoloff, Tim Rogers, Bill Lubinger and the Starting Blocks team follow Tiger along with the rest of the field throughout the weekend, bringing you updates from almost every hole with some photos along the way.

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