St. Jude Classic:Pádraig Harrington is two shots off Lee Westwood's lead in the St. Jude Classic at TPC Southwind in Memphis, Tennessee, after a five-under-par 65 was good enough for third place in the clubhouse.
Harrington was second until American Casey Wittenberg carded a six-under-par 64 to edge him into third.
In his first competitive round since undergoing knee surgery, Harrington was steady and solid throughout, carding three birdies on the way to turning in 32 and adding two more at the 15th and 18th.
It also came a month after missing the cut at The Players Championship in his last outing in the USA.
"I'm happy - yes," said Harrington. "I suppose it's always there, beware of the injured golfer.
"Expectations aren't quite as bold when you're out there. I thought it was nice to play well and did the right things at the right time."
Rory McIlroy was among the later starters and carded a birdie at the par five 16th saw him sign for one-under-par 69.
Westwood's round consisted of five birdies and an eagle, as he matched the low score for the back nine with a startling 29.
"Twenty-nine, that was a pretty good start," said Westwood. "And 63 is always a good start. I couldn't be disappointed with that.
"Could have been better, but I'm not going to cry too much from missing from four feet on the last."
Westwood said he has not easily been fazed at the thought of playing new courses and he had had good experiences in those situations - not least at last November's Dubai World Championship, where victory on the just opened Earth Course made him the European Tour number one as he topped the inaugural Race To Dubai rankings.
"It's been a long time since I played a course for the first time," he said.
"I just played the Honda for the first time this year. I finished in the top 10. That was pretty good.
"Last year we all played the course at Dubai for the first time there. I was 23 under.
"I adjust fairly well, I think. You can play most courses if you hit it straight and close."