MARANA, Ariz. — Just about everything went according to plan for Tiger Woods in his celebrated return to golf.

Except he didn't plan on leaving this early.

Woods had no complaints with his game or his knee, but he had no answer yesterday for Tim Clark of South Africa, who played 16 holes without a bogey and knocked the world's No. 1 player out of the Accenture Match Play Championship.

So where does Woods go from here?

"I GO TO THE AIRPORT," HE SAID

His swing looked as good as it did eight months ago when he won the U.S. Open. His knee felt so strong that when Woods discovered his tee shot into the desert on the 15th hole hit a cart path and went out of bounds — a shot that ended any hope of a rally — he chose to walk 350 yards back to the tee instead of accepting a ride in the cart.

"I knew I had to play out of my mind to beat him," Clark said.

And he did, pouring in six birdies and constantly putting the pressure on Woods throughout a sunny day in the high desert. Clark won, 4 and 2, when he hit his tee shot to 4 feet that Woods conceded for birdie after failing to chip in from off the green.

"I hit it really good today," Woods said. "I just didn't make enough birdies. Tim made some birdies there, and I didn't answer him in the middle part of the round, and consequently I got behind."

Besides Phil Mickelson, who is coming off a victory last week at Riviera, the only other top-10 players remaining were No. 8 seed Geoff Ogilvy, who won in 19 holes for the second straight day, this time against Shingo Katayama; and No. 9 seed Camilo Villegas, who beat Miguel Angel Jimenez, 5 and 4. Villegas has played only 26 holes in two rounds.

LPGA

HONG IN THAILAND LEAD

Jin Joo Hong of South Korea fired a 6-under 66 yesterday for the first-round lead in the $1.45 million LPGA Thailand at Pattaya.

In a field boasting all the world's top 10 players, it was the unheralded Hong who fired six birdies and an eagle against two bogeys to open a two-stroke lead over Sweden's Helen Alfredsson and four Americans: Paula Creamer, Angela Stanford, Kristy McPherson and Brittany Lang.

PGA

VAN PELT'S 63 LEADS

Bo Van Pelt birdied seven of his last nine holes yesterday for a 7-under 63 and the first-round lead in the Mayakoba Classic at Playa del Carmen, Mexico.

Chris Riley and Jarrod Lyle opened with 65s. David Toms — the world's 65th-ranked player, leaving him one spot from making the Match Play field — shot a 70.

ASIAN-EUROPEAN

QUE LEADS IN INDONESIA

Angelo Que of the Philippines shot an 8-under 64 to take a four-stroke lead after yesterday's first round of the $1.25 million Indonesia Open ay Bali.

Play was delayed two hours due to inclement weather, and several players failed to complete their rounds in the jointly sanctioned Asian Tour and European Tour event.

NATIONWIDE

AMERICANS SHARE LEAD

Americans Hunter Haas and Daniel Summerhays each shot a 4-under 68 for a share of the lead with three others after yesterday's first round of the Moonah Classic at Fingal, Australia.

Australian veteran Peter O'Malley also had a 68, along with compatriot Andrew Bonhomme and Argentina's Miguel Carballo at the Moonah Links course in the tournament, co-sanctioned by the Nationwide and Australasian PGA tours.