Tiger Woods

Tiger Woods made his PGA Tour debut at the Riviera Country Club in 1992. 31 years later, he's still searching for his first win at the course.

1 Here's the live stream schedule for each round: to 3 p.m. Golf Channel and CBS will both broadcast different pieces of this weekend's Genesis Invitational. — Tee Tiger Woods: "If I'm playing, I'm playing to win ... "There will come a point in time where my body won't allow me to do that anymore, probably sooner than later." Tee time (ET) Now, if Woods wants that first win at the Genesis Invitational, he'll have to do it in a storybook way. He has his next chance to make more history this weekend in Los Angeles. Tiger Woods has a bit of history at the Genesis Invitational.

In February 1992, a sprightly 16-year-old golf prodigy by the name of Tiger Woods made his first PGA Tour start at the Riviera Country Club in California.

We’re not trying to limit opportunities out here, but we also want to make sure that when people get opportunities, it’s the most competitive, most competitive tournaments and the most competitive product that we can put out there.” Like I’m not saying that we’re going to have field sizes of 50, it’s going to be closer to what you’ve seen in the past. “It’s the top half of the membership being really happy that they’re in them and… This tour was built on if you shoot the scores, you can move up the levels and play the biggest events. The victory clinched a fifth PGA Tour title for Scheffler, who is excited to go again with the added bonus of Woods on the fairways. We need to produce the best product we possibly can to sell to all the viewerships. What LeBron is doing – but also the amount of minutes he’s playing – no one’s ever done that at that age, to be able to play all five positions, that’s never been done before at this level for this long. A $3.6 million winner’s reward will be up for grabs, though defending champion Joaquin Niemann will not be in California to defend his title. Woods arrives in California on the precipice of greatness. Woods Thursday was part of a star-studded grouping, playing alongside four-time major winner Rory McIlroy and two-time major champion Justin Thomas. “So I don’t understand that making the cut’s a great thing. If I entered the event, it’s always to get a W.

Woods, 47, has not teed it up in a tournament with a cut since The Open last July, and all eyes will be on him to see how he fares at the Players' ...

His last finish at Riviera was a solo 68th in 2020. But he didn't waste another chance at the next finding the target from three feet as he well and truly heated up, first striping his drive down the middle of the fairway before striking a sweet iron shot right at the pin. After a beautiful chip to within feet of the pin, he holed out for birdie and a perfect start to the round. One-under through three, Woods sat down on an ice box by the side of the fourth tee box as he waited for the group ahead to finish playing the par-3 fourth. 'I'm there to get a W, OK? 'If I entered the event, it's always to get a W. Tiger!' before the golf legend took his first shot. Woods his second shot out of the rough on the first just short of the green on the par-5 first He found himself out of position from the tee on five, having to thrash out of the rough The 15-time major winner had warmed up for the event in the Genesis Invitational Pro-Am in Pacific Palisades Wednesday, and despite being the first out at 6.30am, he had plenty of fans in attendance to watch him head out for a vitally important 18 holes. He had the chance to bounce back on the seventh, after sensational iron shot from a left side fairway bunker to give him a look at birdie, but the putt grazed the edge of the cup. Woods's tee shot just found the edge of the rough to the right of the fairway but came cleanly out with his second finishing just short of the green on the par-5 first.

Tiger Woods celebrates on the 18th green after winning the 2019 Masters (Getty Images). Tiger Woods has played in 90 major championships in his career, winning ...

One of the greatest golfers to ever grace the earth, Tiger Woods also enjoys a stable and private love life off the course. After winning the Masters ...

Then, when he won his historic 80th PGA at the Tour Championship in East Lake, Georgia, she cheered him on to victory. Nevertheless, the great golfer was injured in a terrible vehicle accident in February 2021, which forced him to forgo playing golf for a year. As he won the Presidents Cup in New Jersey in October 2017, the celebrity was seen being hugged by Erica Herman.

'Expectations skyrocketing': Tiger ignites golf world with birdie on FIRST hole back in 884 days.

I wouldn’t put myself out here if I didn’t think I could beat these guys.” After multiple surgeries in the wake of his accident, Woods made a stunning comeback at last year’s Masters, finishing in 47th.He withdrew from the PGA Championship after 54 holes and missed the cut at the Open Championship at St. Andrews.Woods had been scheduled to compete at the unofficial Hero World Challenge in December, but pulled out because of plantar fasciitis. Woods drove his opening tee shot into the rough before laying it up short of the green. It’s gotten so much better the last couple months. ... It’s been an intricate balance, a little dance. It had been 884 days since Tiger Woods played a competitive round of golf outside of the majors.

A look at how Tiger Woods fared in the opening round of the Genesis Invitational at Riviera Country Club.

Tiger Woods made his first official start since The Open Championship on Thursday at the Genesis Invitational. Ultimately, the front nine was mostly about making par for Woods. It was certainly a good start.

Tiger Woods' tempo has changed over the years, and you can still see the effects in his golf swing at the Genisis Open.

There was less of a pause between the backswing and downswing because it was less reliant on timing overall. As Tiger explains in the video below, his younger swing was one that relayed on good timing, and lots of distance. "The club was inside, across the line. But the book also explains that even though the ratio of Tiger Woods' swing stayed at the same 3-to-1 ratio, his tempo changed: Up until 1997, Young Tiger's swing moved at a Tour Tempo-recorded 27/9 rate: 27 frames on the backswing, and 9 on the downswing. Simply put, both Tiger's backswing and downswing have gotten faster, and that's the tempo he uses today. In the book, Novosel conducted a detailed analysis of the tempo of various different pros' golf swings, and established the now widely-accepted standard that pros swing the golf club at a 3-to-1 ratio, meaning that their backswings are three times longer than their downswing.

Woods' playing partners on Friday are two of the biggest stars on the PGA Tour, Rory McIlroy and Justin Thomas, who he also played with on Thursday. Tiger has a ...

[10:24 a.m. Their telecast will begin at 4 p.m. ET/7:24 a.m. [PGA Tour Live on ESPN+](https://go.web.plus.espn.com/c/3208296/931309/9070) and [Peacock.](https://www.peacocktv.com/sports/golf) PGA Tour Live will stream exclusive coverage of the event beginning at 9:30 a.m. As managing producer for GOLF.com, Cunningham edits, writes and publishes stories on GOLF.com, and manages the brand’s e-newsletters, which reach more than 1.4 million subscribers each month. ET (Golf Channel); 3-6:30 p.m. ET (Golf Channel); 3-7 p.m. ET (CBS) Golf Channel will carry the round on TV. Tiger will be among the featured groups, which means you’ll be able to watch every single shot he hits on Friday via ESPN+. He also commented on the ongoing fight with LIV Golf, and how the [presence of LIV pros will affect the Masters Champions Dinner](https://golf.com/news/masters-champions-dinner-tension-tiger-woods/) in April. Here’s what you need to know to watch Tiger’s second round, including his tee time, playing partners and complete streaming and TV schedules.

Steve Williams was brought in to help Adam Scott hunt big-game events. But he almost didn't make it to Riviera in time.

“It’s just funny how at different times in your life — he’s now hit a point where his kid’s grown up and probably doesn’t want to hang with Dad quite as much and he’s itching to get back out here,” Scott said pre-tournament. “He’s a pretty intense guy,” he said. “Most people know I’m not afraid to speak my mind,” he said. 8 and a par at 9 before signing for 69. If you’re out here and you’re competing, the talent pool is so deep, you have to be 100 percent tuned in to what you do. It was also very hard to leave,” he said. “It was very difficult to get here. Cyclone Gabrielle ripped through New Zealand’s North Island earlier this week, leaving a trail of destruction and flooding in its wake. Scott sees Williams as a key to peak performance. But Thursday marked his first round on the PGA Tour in more than three seasons. “I haven’t caddied since 2019 out here, so it’s good to be out here again.” He helped guide Adam Scott to a first-round two-under 69.

Adam Scott had to wait for his caddie Steve Williams at the Genesis Invitational due to tough weather conditions. Williams resides in Auckland, New Zealand.

At the age of six, Steve Williams started his career as a caddie, and by age 13, he had developed a greater fondness for caddying than playing golf. During his time with Tiger Woods, the ace golfer enjoyed most of his time as the World No. Adam Scott had to wait for his caddie Steve Williams at the Genesis Invitational due to tough weather conditions. From 1982 to 1989, Williams served as a caddie for Greg Norman, after which he teamed up with Raymond Floyd until 1999. He later worked with Scott from 2011 to 2017, which included his ascent to the No. "Whether he was working for me or working for any other pro, whether he’s competing at driving his race car or whether he’s raking the leaves off his lawn at home, he’s an intense character once he gets his mind on something.

Playing his first round in a 72-hole tournament since the 2022 British Open, Woods showed some rust but also electrified packed galleries with strong play.

Woods’s best result since the crash was a tie for 38th at the In the 2021 car crash, Woods suffered so much damage to his legs that there was concern he might never walk again, let alone resume his professional golf career. Woods was scheduled to play in December at the Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas, but he withdrew from the event because of plantar fasciitis in his right foot. Woods was paired with two of his closest friends on the tour, Rory McIlroy and Justin Thomas, and all three left the 18th smiling after making birdies. A terrific tee shot at the par-3 16th led to a birdie there, and Woods followed with a long putt at the par-5 17th that produced a roar — not to mention a signature fist pump — when it dropped for back-to-back birdies. Woods began his back nine by quickly getting into trouble at the tricky 10th, where he made the first of two bogeys over a three-hole stretch.

A late taste of that incomparable 'Tiger magic' has added sparkle to the golfing superstar's first round in an elite level event for seven months.

The Genesis was his first official tournament since he missed the cut at the Open Championship in July last year, and first PGA Tour event in two-and-a-half years. The strong closing salvo helped Woods card a two-under par round of 69 playing alongside world No 2 Rory McIlroy and seventh-ranked Justin Thomas in a powerhouse day one group at the famous Riviera Country Club. The 47-year-old American treated a typically boisterous gallery of fans to a finish of three consecutive birdies at the Genesis Invitational, a tournament he hosts, in California on Friday (NZ time).

His comeback round looked like it might go awry. Then he treated the packed galleries to some vintage Tiger.

The space behind the first tee at Riviera was so crammed that Seamus Power had to squeeze his way through fans to get to the putting green. For the third time in his last four appearances at Riviera, Woods played alongside Justin Thomas and Rory McIlroy, two of his closest friends in golf. Jon Rahm opened with a 65 as he bids to return to No 1in the world. Homa played in the morning and also finished with three straight birdies for a 64. They were moving ahead trying to find a spot to see. Woods finished about 5pm local time, and faces a 7:24am start to the second round. “I haven't played in a tournament in long time,” Woods said. He also won when his beloved Dodgers and Lakers were world champions. Woods went bunker-to-fairway-to-bunker on the 10th hole and had to make an 8-footer to save bogey. Fans packed onto every balcony on every level of the Riviera clubhouse Thursday, all of them straining for a rare sight of golf's biggest star. The next step is a quick turnaround. Hardly anyone was watching them.

Tiger Woods closed with three straight birdies for a 2-under 69 in the Genesis Invitational, leaving him five shots behind Max Homa and Keith Mitchell.

"I'm going to work on the range," McIlroy said. "I hadn't been out here so I've missed some of the things that have transpired on Tour, which is kind of fun." As Woods explained, the time in between will feature plenty of icing and treatment in order to get ready for tomorrow. Throughout the course of his round on Thursday, he still had a slight hitch in his step as he looked to limit the pressure on his right ankle. During a few times in the round, Woods removed his right shoe and adjusted his ankle brace and sock. The putt slipped in on the right side and seemed to give Woods the spark he needed. Woods set up on the left side of the tee box and carved a nine iron that faded right and landed pin high, five feet from the cup. "I was trying to calm myself down all day," Woods said. "There's nothing like come game time, just the feeling of the butterflies and trying to calm all that stuff down," Woods said. "I didn't want to be the idiot host to miss it right in front of everybody after I just went birdie-birdie," Woods said of his birdie putt on No. Over the course of more than five hours, Woods grinded his way to clutch pars and bounced back from three bogeys only to finish with a flurry of vintage shots that changed the entire tenor of his round. Given his physical state, there was an expectation that the back nine would be tough for Woods to endure.

There were just as many positive and negative takeaways from Tiger Woods' PGA Tour return Thursday ... until he reached the final three holes.

The true test of his fitness and form will come Friday morning, where [Woods will be back on the course](https://golfweek.usatoday.com/2023/02/16/2023-genesis-invitational-friday-tee-times-tv-and-streaming-info/) alongside Rory McIlroy and Justin Thomas at 10:24 a.m. [a single-car accident](https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/golf/2021/04/08/tiger-woods-crash-report-reveals-clues-his-condition-day/7151217002/) that nearly cost him his leg, Woods walked with ease for most of the round but began to labor a bit down the stretch. He left a few chips short, but his splash shots out of the bunker were textbook.

Tiger Woods calmly waved to an exuberant crowd and tipped his cap after finishing his first round at the Genesis Invitational with three straight birdies.

Tiger Woods hugs Rory McIlroy after the first round of the Genesis Invitational. Ronald Martinez. PACIFIC PALISADES, ...

At the par-3 fourth, where the group had to wait several minutes, Woods sat on a cooler with Thomas and untied his right shoe to give his foot some breathing room. “The ebb and flow of needling each other, encouraging each other and telling stories. In the scoring room afterward, Woods said McIlroy announced that he needed to go practice with his driver. “Right behind you,” Woods joked, knowing full well that he would be heading back to his hotel room for extensive icing treatment to prep for his 7:24 a.m. But he still slightly dragged his right leg due to the ankle that was damaged in his car accident two years ago, as well as the plantar fasciitis that he’s contended with more recently. It was a lively and big crowd gathered in front of the iconic clubhouse and lined the first hole, but it wasn’t the zoo that some might have expected. Woods joined McIlroy and Thomas as the trio birdied the easy, par-5 first hole, but he made only one birdie against three bogeys over the next 14 holes. “So, I've had so many surgeries that the ankle just keeps changing, the leg keeps changing. Now, this was a Thursday in the big city after all. Even when Woods made a third straight birdie at the 18th hole to shoot a hard-fought two-under-par 69—five shots more than leaders Max Homa and Keith Mitchell—Riviera’s grassy amphitheater was only about half full. Justin Thomas arrived, followed by McIlroy, and if the cheers and chants for Woods were hearty, they were hardly much louder. Golf moves on, and Rory McIlroy and Jon Rahm and Scottie Scheffler are now the outlines that people recognize just as well from a distance.

For a 47-year-old who hasn't played an official PGA Tour event since July and has had more surgeries than the “Operation” guy, Tiger Woods looked phenomenal ...

Thomas’ was 319, at the par-4 15th. McIlroy’s was 339 yards, at the par-4 eighth. Woods’ longest drive was 338 yards, at the par-4 11th.

Tiger Woods sinks three birdies to end his first round at the Genesis Invitational at two-under par, five strokes within leaders Max Homa and Keith ...

“There’s a lot of ice going on here,” he said. I didn’t want to be the idiot host to miss it right in front of everybody after I just went birdie-birdie.” “He’s nervous as can be because he didn’t want to be the one to miss on 18. “As soon as I get back to the hotel, it’s just icing and treatment and icing and treatment, just hit repeat throughout the whole night. This is his 14th tournament at Riviera, and he has played no other course as many times without a win. He has a strict regimen that’s even more rigorous to account for his creaky, reconstructed body. He hit his tee shot on the par-three 16th hole to five feet, then sank the putt. Part of the pleasure, Woods said, was playing with his friends, Justin Thomas and Rory McIlroy, who likewise had strong rounds. “So I’ve had so many surgeries that the ankle just keeps changing, the leg keeps changing. I had to try and figure out what the chess match is going to be.” [list of infirmities](https://www.latimes.com/sports/story/2021-02-24/tiger-woods-injury-surgery-timeline-golf-career-review) includes at least five back surgeries, his recovery from a near-fatal rollover accident, and a recent bout with plantar fasciitis. I was trying to calm myself down all day, trying to figure out what the hell I’m doing out here because I haven’t played.

Tiger Woods marked his return to competitive action with a closing trio of birdies as he carded 69 during the first round of the Genesis Invitational.

“I happened to actually hit some good shots finally and made a couple of putts,” Woods said. The 33-year-old shot an opening four-under 67 to be three strokes back, while Scheffler could only manage 70. It was a nice finish.”

Fans packed onto every balcony on every level of the Riviera clubhouse this morning, all of them straining for a rare sight of golf's biggest star.

The space behind the first tee at Riviera was so crammed that Seamus Power had to squeeze his way through fans to get to the putting green. For the third time in his last four appearances at Riviera, Woods played alongside Justin Thomas and Rory McIlroy, two of his closest friends in golf. Homa played in the morning and also finished with three straight birdies for a 64. They were moving ahead trying to find a spot to see. Woods finished about 5pm local time, and faced a 7:24am start to the second round. “I haven't played in a tournament in long time,” Woods said. He also won when his beloved Dodgers and Lakers were world champions. Jon Rahm opened with a 65 as he bids to return to No. Woods went bunker-to-fairway-to-bunker on the 10th hole and had to make an 8-footer to save bogey. Fans packed onto every balcony on every level of the Riviera clubhouse this morning, all of them straining for a rare sight of golf's biggest star. There also was that matter of rust, which went beyond his golf. The next step is a quick turnaround.

Tiger Woods is five shots back after his opening round at the Genesis Invitational, thanks to a wild birdie-birdie-birdie finish.

Woods shot a two-under-par 69 on Thursday at the Genesis Invitational in Southern California. Every stroke amounted to research for the bigger ambitions ...

“There will come a point in time when my body will not allow me to do that anymore, and it’s probably sooner rather than later,” he said. We have the ability to pick and choose and play a little bit longer.” Open because, as he put it later, there was “no way physically I could have done that.” [At the British Open](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/15/sports/golf/tiger-woods-british-open-missed-cut.html) in July, after he missed the cut, he said it was “hard just to walk and play 18 holes.” (He bounced back from trouble particularly well in those days: [He won his first green jacket the next year](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/04/sports/golf/tiger-woods-1997-masters.html#:~:text=Tiger%20Woods%20was%20not%20supposed,and%20catapulted%20himself%20to%20stardom.).) This week in California, moments after Woods made clear he would not be looking to match Player or Palmer at Augusta, a reporter asked Woods to peer into the future. When he grows weary, he mounts a cart — something he cannot do on the PGA Tour — but has seen his outings go from a few holes to 18. About four months later, after he concluded that he could not play a low-key event in the Bahamas because of plantar fasciitis, he acknowledged without elaboration that his year had included undergoing “a few more procedures because of playing.” “Then, after this event, we’ll analyze it and see what we need to do to get ready for Augusta.” Championship](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/21/sports/golf/tiger-woods-pga-championship.html), where he was 12 over par after three rounds, he abandoned his plan to play the U.S. [lots of ice, lots of ice baths](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/09/sports/golf/masters-tiger-woods-injuries.html), just basically freezing myself to death” before the next day’s round. He shot a two-under-par 69 on Thursday, ahead of a second round on Friday morning, with each stroke and step at Riviera Country Club a data point in his team’s quest to make a rebuilt body hum to a higher-than-normal standard. What Woods cannot mask — indeed, what he does not even try much to mask — is that every competitive round is effectively 18 holes of rehabilitation research and development.

Tiger Woods is back at the Genesis Invitational and fans love it. They're not alone, though. Players are loving it, too.

[PodBean](https://dropzonegolf.podbean.com/) [Stitcher](https://www.stitcher.com/show/golfcom-podcast) [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/show/5tCHGYbvzziD2cyntgfseS?si=7d9c60166f054228) [iHeart](https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-drop-zone-golf-podcast-86279832/) [Colt Knost](https://golf.com/news/rickie-fowler-tpc-scottsdales-16th-crowd/) was the walking reporter with Woods group Thursday. But you could see it most in a harmless conversation between Woods and Jason Day on Tuesday afternoon, which already feels like weeks ago. His performance made things at least a little weird for McIlroy and Thomas, who were relegated to supporting duty for the first time in a while. With wild winds delaying Rai’s own practice round, he introduced himself to Woods and learned all about his garden and backyard short game area. After the round, he shook his head with a knowing smile. It was just one of the many signs that Woods is still a thrill for all his colleagues, even if they’re his competitors, too. On 18, JT calmly curled in a birdie from 28 feet that sent a jolt into the amphitheater behind 18. — Max McGreevy was up on his tippy-toes Thursday evening, just trying to get a glance.

Tiger Woods' return to professional golf has raised eyebrows after he slipped a tampon into one of his rival's hand.

“There’s a lot of ice going on here,” he said of his planned post-round treatment. “I happened to actually hit some good shots finally and made a couple putts,” Woods said. I have a hard time believing this is real 💀 but also where in the world did Tiger get that old Tampax tampon. Woods was greeted by cheers and chants of “Tiger! This is the most Tiger is Back moment we’ve had since he won the Masters.” It was a nice finish.” The American ranked 12th in the world won at Riviera in 2021 and has taken his tally of tour titles to six this season with a victory at the Fortinet Championship in September and at Torrey Pines in January. [The Big Lead ](https://www.thebiglead.com/posts/tiger-woods-justin-thomas-tampon-outdriving-genesis-open-pictures-video-01gsem8x65vk)wrote: “It is slightly insane that Tiger Woods, while hosting an entire tournament and playing his first competitive round in seven months, decided to carry a tampon in his bag. He opened with a birdie at the par-five first and after a bogey at the fourth he got back under par with a birdie at the eighth, where he landed his second shot from the fairway three feet from the pin. They don’t look like that anymore. 7 Justin Thomas and World No. Playing alongside World No.

Not only did Woods open the Genesis Invitational with a 2-under 69, but he brought the trash talk with him.

Tiger Woods is under scrutiny for handing Justin Thomas a tampon after outdriving him during the opening round of the Genesis Invitational on Thursday.

We are extremely close with the family and we do a lot of things together, and to be able to have that experience tomorrow again." Anna Caplice, Ireland rugby player, tweeted: "If the world generally respected women I would be able to see the funny side of this. "It's just a bit of fun, it's just banter on a golf course. Julie DiCaro, a lawyer and author, tweeted: "Ugh. So played out and stupid." "He's the leader of our game, whatever happens all eyes are on Tiger Woods. "I think he might want to (apologise) knowing what it's caused in the last 24 hours. "Us women all have periods, I know some men find it quite hard to say that out loud. "It can be seen as laddy behaviour but I just think what it says, the inference is not good. It was crass, it was disappointing and I think surprise from my side because he's playing in the Genesis on the PGA Tour. It was supposed to be a private incident but it's now been highlighted. A lot of people have jumped on this and, no wonder, because it's extremely disappointing and I'm surprised the most recognisable golfer on the planet has put himself in this position to be exposed in this way.

It was an unusual sight to see on a golf course -- Tiger Woods handing Justin Thomas a tampon in an apparent prank after outdriving his playing partner on ...

Because I hadn’t been out here so I’ve missed some of the things that have transpired on Tour, which is kind of fun.” The ebb and flow of needling each other, encouraging each other and telling stories. “It was nice that I had this unbelievable pairing, two great guys, two great friends,” Woods said in a press conference afterwards.

Tiger Woods employed basic misogyny to insult his good friend Thursday, a knee-slapper of a dig against female athletes: You hit the ball like a girl!

Please tell me it’s not because he wants to send the message that Justin played like a girl. “I went to high school with some boys who did those kinds of things 35-40 years ago. I’ve played golf my whole life thanks to my father, but I know very few other women who do. The powers that be in golf, some of the greatest capitalists among us, chose sexism over capitalism. His daughter Sam, now 15, grew up playing soccer and had just played in a tournament in Florida when she arrived to watch him win the Masters in 2019. Or does he simply steal them out of the women’s locker room at country clubs when no one is looking?

Tiger Woods' apparent prank on his playing partner at the Genesis Invitational tournament has been met with disapproval online.

In 2017 he [pleaded guilty to reckless driving](https://pleaded/%20guilty%20to%20reckless%20driving%20and%20agreed%20to%20enter%20a%20diversion%20programme%20on%20Friday,%20five%20months%20after%20he%20was%20found%20passed%20out%20in%20his%20Mercedes%20with%20prescription%20drugs%20and%20marijuana%20in%20his%20system.) after he was found passed out in his Mercedes with prescription drugs and marijuana in his system. He followed it with a 74 in his second round on Friday to sit on one over par for the tournament – 10 shots adrift of early clubhouse leader Keith Mitchell. I probably should have appreciated the fans more than I did, but there was so much going on in my head.” “Is the joke here to ‘stop playing like a girl?’ Or that periods and tampons indicate weakness?” The incident caused a disapproving backlash on social media. “If I offended anybody in any way, shape or form, I’m sorry.

Tiger Woods finished two-under par after the first round at the 2023 Genesis Invitational. Will that score be good enough for Tiger to make it to the ...

The 132-player field projects to have a cut line of even par. [two top 10-ranked golfers](https://www.pgatour.com/stats/detail/186) in the world, Rory McIlroy (No. Woods is set to tee off this morning at 7:24 a.m. PT (10:24 a.m. The 82-time PGA Tour winner sits six shots off tournament leader Keith Mitchell. Here's a look at where Woods stands and what the projected cut line is at Riviera before the weekend:

Tiger Woods has been involved in a bizarre incident at his PGA Tour comeback golf tournament, handing a tampon to playing partner Justin Thomas after he ...

Woods went bunker-to-fairway-to-bunker on the 10th hole and had to make an 8-footer to save bogey. in terms of the actual golf, the scene was similar to the last time Tiger Woods played against the world’s best. Woods is known in golf for possessing a sense of humour more appropriate to the frat house than the clubhouse. At the 2006 Masters, he felt obliged to apologise after saying, “I putted like a spaz”, a statement which earned him a rebuke from disability groups. Stephen Douglas of The Big Lead wrote: “It is slightly insane that Tiger Woods, while hosting an entire tournament and playing his first competitive round in seven months, decided to carry a tampon in his bag. Others were rather less impressed, accusing Woods of having “the sophistication of a 14-year-old schoolboy”.

Tiger Woods' return to the PGA Tour caught the sports world by storm on Thursday. However, a prank that Woods played on Justin Thomas became the story a day ...

However, a prank that Woods played on Justin Thomas became the story a day later. “If I offended anyone that was not the case," he said. If I offended anyone, I’m sorry.”

The 15-time major winner handed fellow American Justin Thomas the unusual token for outdriving him during the PGA Tour's Genesis Invitational.

“I'm going to go work on the range,” McIlroy said after his 67. * I don't like him hitting it by me.”

The 15-time major champ came close to his long-awaited fourth career PGA Tour ace during Day 2 of the 2023 Genesis Invitational.

He made an ace in each of his first three years as a pro (1996 Greater Milwaukee Open, 1997 Phoenix Open), but hasn't made one in a tournament since. Have a look as drinks were almost on the tournament host: Tiger Woods has a lot of work to do if he's going to end his notorious winless drought at Riviera.

The 15-time major champion was in a group with PGA Championship winner Thomas and four-time major winner Rory McIlroy. The incident drew criticism on social ...

Speaking on Sky Sports News, Stirk added: "It was seemingly done in jest. His daughter Sam, now 15, grew up playing soccer and had just played in a tournament in Florida when she arrived to watch him win the Masters in 2019. "... "Women should not be portrayed as being inferior to men in any walk of life and certainly on a sporting landscape." "[That is] effectively the inference of the incident that happened and that to me says females, women, are inferior to men. "It was supposed to be all fun and games and obviously it hasn't turned out that way," said Woods.

The 15-time major winner apologises "if I upset anyone in any way" after handing playing partner Justin Thomas a joke prize at the Genesis Invitational.

Television microphones picked up the American's remark after he missed a five-foot par putt on the fourth hole. His daughter Sam, now 15, grew up playing soccer and had just played in a tournament in Florida when she arrived to watch him win the Masters in 2019. He later pleaded guilty to reckless driving. So played out and stupid.” And author Julie DiCaro tweeted: “Ugh. It was not intended to be that way.

Golfing icon Tiger Woods has come under fire for a gesture at the PGA Tour's Genesis Invitational, after handing playing partner Justin Thomas a tampon ...

Tiger Woods finished with three bogeys on his final four holes Friday and is in danger of missing the cut.

And then middle part of the round I could’ve turned it around a little bit and I did not.” “I could’ve easily got off to a very hot start and I did not. “It was supposed to be all fun and games, but obviously it hasn’t turned out that way,” Woods said of the gesture. It was not intended to be that way.” Reflecting on his second-round performance Friday, Woods said he misjudged the wind on Nos. Then, obviously, I had a very bad finish too.”

Tiger Woods had some explaining to do this morning, about a putter so cold it left him on the verge of missing the cut, and about a chauvinist prank he ...

He blasted out to 5 feet and made a fast putt with enough break that he had to start it outside the cup. He still was 2 under for the tournament, even for his round, when he came up short of his target on the par-3 sixth hole, the famous green with a bunker in the middle. That was the start of a bad finish. Walking off the tee, Woods discreetly put something in Thomas' hand, which Thomas tossed to the ground when he realized what it was — a tampon, to remind Thomas that Woods hit it farther. Just didn’t make the putts early and the middle part of the round when I had those opportunities. It started when he ripped a 323-yard drive, some 10 yards longer than the 29-year-old Thomas.

Tiger Woods apologized Friday for what he called a prank on playing partner Justin Thomas during the first round of the Genesis Invitational on Thursday.

"Yeah, it was supposed to be all fun and games and obviously it hasn't turned out that way," Woods said. "It was not intended to be that way. Thomas immediately dropped it to the ground, and Woods put his arm around Thomas' shoulder as they laughed.

Tiger Woods is battling a series of injuries, but off the tee, he's found a new shot he can work with. Let's break it down.

It gives enough power to get the ball out there, enough accuracy to keep it in play. He's [switched golf ball to complement this new strategy.](https://www.golfdigest.com/story/tiger-woods-ball-switch-genesis-invitational) But opting for a fade for most of his tee shots simply gives Tiger more margin for error. [occasionally to his detriment](https://www.golfdigest.com/story/tiger-woods-tempo-golf-swing) — Tiger's new move has become more upper body-centric. "It wasn't the prettiest, it wasn't the most consistent, but it's all I could do. I'll let my hands be the guide," he said of his swing starting in 2018.

Woods is looking to make the cut on tour for the first time since the 2022 PGA Championship.

Woods was 10 shots off the lead (Keith Mitchell maintained his overnight lead with a 69 moving him to nine under) when he finished Friday at lunchtime, but it’s more about those beneath Woods on the leaderboard. Woods has not played weekend golf since the Saturday of last year’s PGA Championship, when he made the cut at Southern Hills only to withdraw injured before the final round. “If I chipped it up on top, there's a chance that it could actually come back to the front part of the green,” Woods said of the decision to putt around, rather than chip it over, the bunker. Then the middle part of the round I could have turned it around a little bit, and I did not.” Among those was putting it straight into the famed bunker in the middle of the green on the par-3 sixth, one of three back-nine bogeys that halted his momentum. 10 Friday morning, Woods battled to an even par front nine with birdies at the par-3 14th and par-5 17th.

Former champion Max Homa fired a four-under-par 68 on Friday to take a one-shot lead in the Genesis Invitational, where Tiger Woods was poised to play the ...

“The hill caught it more than I thought it would and ended up in a bunker,” he said. At the ninth he missed the fairway and came up in a greenside bunker. His putt up was pulled into the pot bunker in the middle of the green and he wound up with a bogey. “The shoes keep changing, the socks keep changing. “I’ve had so many surgeries that the ankle just keeps changing, the leg keeps changing,” he said. Woods was one stroke outside the cut line when he finished his round of 74.

Woods finishes second day with three bogeys for a 74 and Homa leading after some big par saves for 3-under 68.

“That’s arguably the best bounce I’ve seen in person my whole golf career and it would be hard to beat in the future.” Rahm has nine consecutive Top 10s dating to September, four of those victories, and he is close to returning to No 1 in the world. His round ended with trouble off the tee that led to bogey, but he had no complaints at 11-under 131 and his name atop the leaderboard. Rory McIlroy had a 69 and was four back. He made it on the number. He was at 1-over 143, leaving him 11 shots behind leader Max Homa, but certain to make the cut when the second round is completed Saturday morning.