Tiger cards 77 to open star-studded Ireland event

Tiger Woods was back playing competitive golf Monday, shooting a 5-over 77 at the star-studded JP McManus Pro-Am at Adare Manor in Limerick, Ireland.

Woods sits in a tie for 43rd in the 50-player field. Xander Schauffele, coming off a win at the Travelers a week ago, sits in first after an opening, bogey-free 64.

Play concludes Tuesday.

For Woods, the event is a tuneup to next week’s Open Championship at famed St. Andrews in Scotland. Woods…