Woods was never in contention for victory at the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines, but the 14-time Major winner put together for solid rounds to secure a share of 23rd spot.
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The former world champion finished ninth in an 18-man field and many pundits have since backed him to get back to his dazzling best.
Making his long-awaited return from a fourth back surgery – it was his first tournament for 301 days since pulling out the Dubai Desert Classic in February – Woods posted three sub-70 rounds at the Albany Club in the Bahamas to finish in a tie for ninth place in the 18-man field.
The world number nine birdied his first seven holes and won the elite event by four strokes thanks to a course record 11-under par 61 that left him at 18-under 270.
Woods, who has had four operations on his back in the past three years, will compete in the Bahamas event that he hosts in around a month’s time.
Steinberg added: “He can do as much as he needs to do. Tiger is going to take this very, very slowly. This is good, but he plans to do it the right way.”
Woods is serving as assistant captain for the US in the Presidents Cup this weekend and was asked at a press conference on Tuesday if he could envisage a scenario where he did not return as a player.
ESPN, which cited a copy of the toxicology report, said Woods had Hydrocodone, the generic form of a painkiller branded as Vicodin; Hydromorphone, a painkiller known as Dilaudid.
The 14-time Major winner, who has not played professionally since February, underwent his fourth back operation in three years in April
The American former world No 1 golfer was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence with jail records showing he booked into Palm Beach County jail at 7:18am local time
Woods was booked into the Palm Beach County jail at 7:18am
The 41-year-old has not played tournament golf since the Dubai Desert Classic in February, being forced to miss The Masters as a result of his latest woes
Woods ranking has plummeted
The 14-time major winner last week pulled out of what was just his third event since August 2015
The 14-times major champion returned to action in December following a 15-month layoff but was forced to pull out of the Dubai Desert Classic last week
The American recently returned to action after a 16-month lay-off and is hoping to play as much as possible in 2017 to rise back up the world rankings
After finishing in 10th place at the Wyndham Championship last summer, Woods announced that he would undergo surgery in a bid to cure a long-standing back problem but despite hopes of being back in June, the former world number one was forced to put off a comeback
In a rare and extensive interview with Time magazine, Woods also shared the same sentiments about his future that he did at the tournament he is hosting in the Bahamas. He still wants to play golf at the highest level, though he is resigned that it might not happen if the nerve damage in his back doesn’t allow for it
In a recent interview, the 31-year-old Alpine ski racer said she had an amazing three years with the golfer, adding that she has no regrets and still has love for him, the People magazine reported
The four-time Masters winner, stuck on 14 majors for the last six years, is sidelined after undergoing surgery for a pinched nerve in his back