Tag: Tiger Woods

Tiger Woods Tackles 18-Hole Practice Round at St. Andrews

Tiger Woods played a full 18-hole practice round Sunday as he prepares to compete this week in the 150th Open Championship in St. Andrews, Scotland. Woods played alongside Justin Thomas during his five-hour round on Sunday. It marked the first time this year that Woods played an 18-hole practice round before a major tournament. He…


Tiger Woods Looking at British Open as Historic Occasion

The British Open is scheduled for Royal Liverpool, Royal Troon, and Royal Portrush over the next three years. The Old Course at St. Andrews typically is used every five years. That adds to the perspective of Tiger Woods playing this year. When he said Tuesday that “this is a pretty historic Open,” Woods just as…


Tiger Woods Joins Michael Jordan, LeBron James in Billionaire Club, Forbes Reports

Tiger Woods has joined Michael Jordan and LeBron James in a select group of elite athletes with a net worth of at least $1 billion, business magazine Forbes reported. Michael Jordan takes part in a ceremony honoring the 2020 NBA All-Star game at Spectrum Center in Charlotte, N.C., on Feb. 17, 2019. (Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)…


Tiger Woods Says His Leg Not Ready and He Won’t Play US Open

Tiger Woods withdrew from the U.S. Open on Tuesday, saying that his damaged right leg needs more time to get stronger to contend in the majors. Woods made a surprise return at the Masters, just 14 months after he broke bones in his right leg and ankle in a February 2021 car crash outside Los…


Thomas Stages Major Fightback to Win PGA Championship in Playoff

TULSA, Okla.—Justin Thomas capped a breathtaking comeback by beating Will Zalatoris in a three-hole playoff to win the PGA Championship on Sunday after Chile’s Mito Pereira blew a one-shot lead on the final hole. The playoff ended a day of pulsating drama at Southern Hills Country Club that saw Thomas stage one of the greatest…


Mito Pereira Grabs PGA Championship Lead as Tiger Woods Withdraws

TULSA, Oklahoma—Unheralded Mito Pereira became the first Chilean to lead a major, surging three shots clear at the top of the PGA Championship third round leaderboard on Saturday, while Tiger Woods withdrew after sinking to the bottom of table. Playing in just his second major, Pereira has refused to surrender to pressure carding a one-under…


Tiger Woods Hits PGA With Leg ‘Better Than 12 Months Ago’

Tiger Woods is ready to give major competition another go at this week’s PGA Championship in Tulsa, Oklahoma, after making his return to golf at the Masters last month. Fourteen months after a gruesome single-car accident left his right leg and foot badly injured, to the point that he considered amputation, Woods made the cut…


Woods Plays Practice Round at PGA Championship Venue: Reports

Tiger Woods reportedly arrived in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on Thursday for a round of golf at Southern Hills, the sight of this year’s PGA Championship, as part of his process to determine whether he will compete in the year’s second major next month. The 46-year-old Woods, who nearly lost his right leg in a car accident…


Reports: Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson Enter US Open

Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson put their names into contention for the U.S. Open Championship, multiple outlets reported Thursday. That doesn’t mean that either, or both, are confirmed to participate in the tournament, scheduled for The Country Club in Brookline, Mass., from June 16–19. Wednesday night was the deadline to reserve their spots should they…


Tiger Woods Makes Cut at Masters as No. 1 Scheffler Takes Lead; Korda Surgery Successful

Tiger Woods usually makes the top headlines in golf, as exemplified by the crowds at the first major of the year at the 86th Masters. Woods remarkably made the cut, while Scottie Scheffler took a commanding 5-stroke lead at 8-under par on Friday. Woods surprised the golfing world by playing in the tournament after recovering…