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).
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.
LOS ANGELES: Tiger Woods birdied his last three holes to wrestle a two-under-par 69 from Riviera Country Club on Thursday and thrill fans cheering his ...
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World No.34 Thomas Pieters will be hoping for Ryder Cup selection later this year, but was left frustrated after missing out on a place in the Genesis ...
Pieters has previously played at the Genesis Invitational when he tied for second in 2017 after receiving a sponsor exemption to play in the event. [DP World Tour](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/dp-world-the-tour-championship) in which he has won six events and finished 10th overall in the series last year. Selection for Europe in this year's Ryder Cup would solve Pieters qualification problems for PGA Tour events in the immediate future. Unfortunately for the Belgian golf star he fails to fall into any of these criteria, while others including world No.446 Nick Watney have received invites. [PGA Tour](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/pga-tour-1). Because well as #34 in world, I just couldn’t get in [@PGATOUR](https://twitter.com/PGATOUR) [#GenesisInvitational](https://twitter.com/hashtag/GenesisInvitational?src=hashtag_click)."
PACIFIC PALISADES, Calif. – Tiger Woods raised his hand to the crowd, then lifted his putter in the air as chants of “Ti-ger! “Ti-ger!
Last year, he played in the late-early portion of the draw in all three of the tournaments he competed in. A sloppy bogey on the short 10th hole, where he hit driver into a fairway bunker and hit a chip shot into another sand trap, was followed by a bogey on 12. It started when he hit his tee shot to 5 feet on Riviera’s shortest hole, the 166-yard 16th, before knocking his second shot over the green on the par-5 17th. He was emphatic that he still competes to win, even though the simple act of walking is a challenge after the car accident that nearly cost him his right leg. He made bogey three holes later but knocked his approach to the eighth hole stiff to get back to 1 under. – Tiger Woods raised his hand to the crowd, then lifted his putter in the air as chants of “Ti-ger!
Tiger Woods had a loud and successful return to PGA Tour competition, carding a two-under 69 in the Genesis Invitational.
For the third time in his last four appearances at Riviera, Woods played alongside Justin Thomas and McIlroy, two of his closest friends in golf. "I was able to fight back and get it going," Woods said. He gained a shot back on the par-4 8th and closed with a par of the final hole to leave him in a tie for 27th. "I didn't look up as much. The group certainly helped. Tiger Woods had a loud and successful return to PGA Tour competition, carding a two-under 69 in the Genesis Invitational.
LOS ANGELES -- The scene was similar to the last time Tiger Woods played against the world's best. Fans packed onto every balcony on every level of the ...
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. "I haven't played in a tournament in long time," Woods said. They were moving ahead trying to find a spot to see. 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. The final task was making it up those 52 steps toward the clubhouse to sign his card. "I was able to fight back and get it going," Woods said. LOS ANGELES -- The scene was similar to the last time Tiger Woods played against the world's best. start to the second round. The next step is a quick turnaround.
The PGA Tour's system of elevated events is new but clearly a hit, so Alex Miceli says the time has come to drop lawsuits and just let things play out.
A judge rules Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund officials are subject to discovery requests by the PGA Tour in LIV Golf's antitrust case.
In the fling, PGA Tour attorneys claimed “PIF and Mr. “PIF is not a mere investor in LIV,” van Keulen wrote. “To accept jurisdiction here could set a dangerous precedent allowing PIF to be sued in U.S. “Their conduct in the United States was deliberate and recurring.” [the PGA Tour requested](https://frontofficesports.com/pga-tour-lawyers-ramp-up-pursuit-of-pif-al-rumayyan-in-liv-golf-case/) to add PIF and Al-Rumayyan as co-defendants to a countersuit filed against LIV Golf. Magistrate Judge Susan van Keulen ruled that Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund and PIF’s governor, Yasir Al-Rumayyan, are subject to subpoena requests from the PGA Tour.
Rory McIlroy continued his mission to replace Scottie Scheffler at the head of the rankings as he posted four under during the first round of the Genesis ...
"I was able to fight back and get it going," Woods said after play. The 47-year-old’s legs held up on a day where he mixed five birdies with three bogeys on a mild California afternoon. Rory McIlroy continued his mission to replace Scottie Scheffler at the head of the rankings as he posted four under during the first round of the Genesis Invitational.
The PGA Tour Inc. won a court ruling directing Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund to provide evidence in an acrimonious antitrust battle with LIV Golf, ...