Watch: Patrick Cantlay shoots IMPRESSIVE 7-under 64 score to take lead at Genesis Invitational

Cantlay started off strong and fired three birdies in four holes. Despite running into an obstacle later on, the American international still managed to fire 7-under 64 for the round.

The 31-year-old golfer faced off strong contention from several players including Jordan Spieth who was grouped with him. The two PGA Tour policy board members fired a score of 30 in the front nine, leading to Cantlay claiming it was a good start from them.

Our group had good momentum. Jordan and I were a bunch under on the front nine and a day where I putted really, really well. Made every putt I should have and a couple longer ones. It was a good start. Patrick Cantlay on his performance on Round one of Genesis Invitational as per ESPN.

Cantlay will be now be hoping to keep this momentum going in the second round and try to extend his one-shot lead over Cam Davis, Luke List and Jason Day , who all fired a score of 65 and are tied for the second spot.

How did Tiger Woods perform on his return to PGA Tour at the Genesis Invitational

With the Genesis Invitational being a signature event, it has a higher purse prize than normal events and a limited field. This event on Round One saw plenty of talking points which included the return of Tiger Woods.

Woods made his first competitive start in almost 10 months when he teed off at the Riviera course. He was grouped with Justin Thomas and another returnee Gary Woodland .

The golf great started off strong, shooting a score of 36 on the front nine. However, as the day went on, his rustiness and struggles came up. A brutal shank on the final 18th hole summed up his performance.

This saw him finish the final hole with a bogey and fired a score of 38 on the back nine. This wrapped up his Round 1 performance with a score of 1-over 72, tied for 49th place in the leaderboard.

However, the most surprising of them all was Rory McIlroy‘s performance. The North Irishman just like Woods had a good start but soon found himself way off the tracks in the back nine. McIlroy fired two back-to-back double bogeys on the 15th and 16th hole to complete the day while being 3-over 74.

He will now need a stunning comeback on Round 2 to just even make the cut. It will be interesting to see how this tournament plays out from here now.