Tag: Tiger Woods

Tiger Woods Wins Inaugural Player Impact Program, Collects $8 Million

Tiger Woods has not competed in any official tournament for over a year but he still beat PGA Tour big hitters Phil Mickelson, Rory McIlroy, Dustin Johnson, and Jon Rahm to win the inaugural Player Impact Program and its $8 million first prize, the U.S.-based circuit said on Wednesday. The concept, which awarded a combined…


Tiger Woods Gives Update on Potential of Return

Tiger Woods gave an update of his current state of recovery and the possibility of returning to play on the PGA tour during a press conference as the long-time host of the Genesis Invitational at Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, California, on Feb. 16. “I can walk on a treadmill all day. It’s easy,”…


Woods’ Results Inspire Hope, His Words Offer Caution

ORLANDO, Fla.—The moment offered great hope for the immediate future of Tiger Woods. Golf had gone all year without his blazing red shirt on Sunday and suddenly it had two of them. Woods and 12-year-old son Charlie, decked out just like Dad, headed down the 18th fairway tied for the lead in the PNC Championship,…


Woods in Final Group at PNC Championship on Highly Anticipated Return

Tiger Woods will go out in the final group when he makes his highly anticipated return to competition at this week’s PNC Championship in Orlando, Florida, according to a list of tee times published on Thursday. Woods, who sustained serious leg injuries in a February car crash, and his 12-year-old son Charlie will tee off…


Woods to Compete With Son Charlie in Next Week’s PNC Championship

Tiger Woods, who is unsure when he will return to the PGA Tour after sustaining serious leg injuries in a car crash, said on Wednesday he would compete with his 12-year-old son Charlie at next week’s PNC Championship in Orlando. The Dec. 18-19 event is a 36-hole tournament with a field typically comprised of major…


Morikawa Pulls Away in Bahamas, Takes Big Step Toward No. 1

NASSAU, Bahamas—Tiger Woods joined the broadcast booth for his Hero World Challenge, and what he saw from Collin Morikawa must have looked familiar. Morikawa carved up Albany Golf Club to build a five-shot lead Saturday over Brooks Koepka, and too many pursuers faded from contention with a series of mistakes that only made another victory…


Tiger Woods Unsure of When He Will Return to Golf; Feels Lucky to Be Alive After Crash

NASSAU, Bahamas—Tiger Woods had nothing to say about the February car crash that shattered his right leg and even less of an idea what his future in golf holds for him except that he’s a long way from deciding whether he can compete against the best. “I can show up here and I can host…


Tiger Woods Posts First Video of Him Practicing Since February Car Crash

Tiger Woods posted a short video showing him hitting golf balls on a driving range on Sunday, nine months after the 15-time major champion suffered serious leg injuries that required surgery following a car crash in Southern California. “Making progress,” Woods wrote in the caption to his Twitter post, which marked the first time he…


Tiger’s 2002 Backup Putter Fetches $393,300 at Auction

Tiger Woods’ backup putter from his sensational 2002 season has sold for $393,300, Golden Age Golf Auctions said on Sunday. The price paid for the Scotty Cameron putter has reportedly made it the most expensive golf club ever sold. The putter was personally produced by Cameron for Woods and comes with a letter of authenticity….


Tiger Woods Says Rehab From Car Crash ‘Painful’, Focusing on Walking on His Own

Tiger Woods described his recovery from a car crash that left him with career-threatening injuries as more painful than anything he has experienced and said his focus is on being able to walk on his own again. Woods, speaking in a Golf Digest interview published on Thursday, is no stranger to rehabilitation procedures after having…