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Homa, Kisner and Kim join Tiger’s TGL Team

Max Homa, Tom Kim and Kevin Kisner join Tiger Woods' TGL Team. (Image: Getty)
Max Homa, Tom Kim and Kevin Kisner join Tiger Woods' TGL Team. (Image: Getty)

Jupiter Links Golf Club (GC) announced today that Max Homa, currently ranked No. 9 in the Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR), Tom Kim, and Kevin Kisner have joined Tiger Woods to represent the four-man roster for Jupiter Links Golf Club in TGL presented by SoFi, the new tech-forward, prime time golf league set to launch  January 7, 2025 on ESPN.

β€œI have already shared my excitement and optimism for TGL as a league and product,” said Woods, who is part owner of Jupiter Links Golf Club and co-founder of TMRW Sports. β€œNow that we have finalized our roster with a team of world-class golfers, I am even more confident that this group will proudly represent the Jupiter area and connect with our fans for years to come.”

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Max Homa is a six-time winner on the PGA TOUR including his 2021 win at the Genesis Invitational, a tournament he grew up attending that is now hosted by Woods. Homa has represented the U.S. in team golf on three occasions at the 2023 Ryder Cup, 2022 Presidents Cup, and 2013 Walker Cup. Homa joins Jupiter Links GC as the top-ranked player on the squad, having been paired with Woods at the Masters Tournament earlier this month where Homa finished T3 and Woods broke the consecutive cuts made record by advancing to the weekend for the 24th time. Homa is also one of the great personalities in the game today.

β€œFollowing Tiger’s career is one of the main reasons that I became an avid golfer. I remember watching him win the 1997 Masters, and now getting to play alongside him has been amazing,” Homa said. β€œIt’s really exciting to call Tiger, Tom, and Kevin teammates. Thanks to TGL, I’ll be able to play with some of the best golfers in the world and bring this unique and exciting format to golf while also finding ways to connect with one of the best golf markets in the country in South Florida.” 

Tom Kim is a rising star in the world of golf, already amassing seven international victories and winning three times on the PGA TOUR and is currently the No. 23 in the world (OWGR). Kim’s first PGA TOUR victory came at the 2022 Wyndham Championship and made him the second-youngest winner on the PGA TOUR since World War II at 20 years, 1 month, 17 days, second only to Jordan Spieth at the 2013 John Deere Classic.  He starred at the 2022 Presidents Cup when he joined the International Team for the first time in his career and then won for the third time on the PGA TOUR at the Shriners Children’s Open to become the youngest three-time winner on the PGA TOUR since Tiger Woods in 1997. He goes by “Tom,” a nickname he had as a child after Thomas the Tank Engine in the TV series “Thomas & Friends.”

β€œI am so excited about playing in the TGL format with this group of guys. Obviously, I grew up inspired by Tiger Woods, but Max and Kevin are two of my favorite guys out on Tour. Both are genuinely good guys, but both also have a similar competitive fire.” Kim said. β€œIt will be incredible to join these guys as teammates. To talk strategy with Tiger in a true competition is something I never dreamed could happen.” 

Kevin Kisner is a four-time PGA TOUR Champion and two-time U.S. Team participant in the Presidents Cup. Kisner has long been thought of as one of the top short-game players and top overall personalities in the game. The former Georgia Bulldog has recently dipped his toe in the world of broadcasting appearing as an analyst on several recent NBC Sports PGA TOUR broadcasts.

β€œI feel very privileged to have played in the Tiger Era. Having the opportunity to compete against and alongside the GOAT has been one of the things I’ll remember most at the end of my career,” Kisner said. β€œWhile I know we will have a lot of fun as a team with me, Tiger, Max and Tom, I also know when Tiger’s competitive fire kicks in, we are going to be ready to play and win. This is the perfect team to bring both fun and competition together at the same time. Can’t wait.” 

JUPITER LINKS GC UNVEILS LOGO AND BRAND

Logo: The Jupiter Links Golf Club brings to life the vibrant energy of Jupiter with the β€œPalm Flag” signature element combining beach and golf lifestyle with a golf pin flag and palm tree. The handwritten font is a nod to Tiger’s signature and the palm branches breaking the red circle representing the rising sun on the horizon. The three distinct sections of the pin represent the three competing Jupiter Links GC golfers at each TGL match. 

Colors: The primary color β€˜Tiger Red’ represents Tiger’s bold signature Sunday uniform with midnight blue used to compliment the off-white beach sand and represent the Florida beach vibe.

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Tiger Woods After The Masters 2024: “It Was A Good Week”

Tiger Woods finishes his last round at The Masters 2024 5 over par. (Photo: Getty)
Tiger Woods finishes his last round at The Masters 2024 5 over par. (Photo: Getty)

Tiger Woods finishes The Masters 2024 in 60th place. The 48-year-old carded a round of 77 (+5) at Augusta National on Sunday. This brought his overall score down to 16 over par. That was certainly not the result the four-time winner of the tournament had in mind. But considering that Woods has not yet played a tournament over four rounds this year, his performance before the weekend is remarkable.

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Tiger Woods Finishes 60th at The Masters 2024

On Saturday, however, the slump followed. The 82 deprived Woods of any chance of a top finish. He then improved his score once again on Sunday. His fellow player, amateur Neil Shipley, experienced a relatively relaxed Woods, who chatted with him as he walked down the fairways.

In an interview after the final round of The Masters, Woods spoke about the challenges of the week, why he needs to prepare better for the upcoming majors and why the Masters week was a good week despite everything.

Tiger Woods After The Masters 2024: “It was a good week”

Question: Tiger, it’s remarkable how you can be competitive for a couple of days without any reps. How can you turn two rounds into four moving forward?

Tiger Woods: Well, this is a golf course I knew going into it, so I’m going to do my homework going forward at Pinehurst, Valhalla and Troon, but that’s kind of the game plan. It’s always nice coming back here because I know the golf course, I know how to play it. I can kind of simulate shots. Granted, it’s never quite the same as getting out here and doing it. Same thing, I heard there’s some changes at the next couple sites. So got to get up there early and check them out.

Question: What will be the challenge to get ready for Valhalla, if that’s the next one?

Tiger Woods: Well, just keep lifting, keep the motor going, keep the body moving, keep getting stronger, keep progressing. Hopefully the practice sessions will keep getting longer.

Question: Tiger, no one’s asked you about the meeting with Yasir in the Bahamas last month. What were your impressions of him? Do you feel like you’re any closer to a deal with him?

Tiger Woods: I don’t know if we’re closer, but certainly we’re headed in the right direction. That was a very positive meeting, and I think both sides came away from the meeting feeling positive.

Question: What’s the one thing this weekend that was the biggest challenge?

Tiger Woods: Well, I think that just the wind and what it was doing out here to the golf shots and the balls and putting, how difficult the course was playing. It doesn’t take much to get out of position here. Unfortunately, I got out of position a lot yesterday and a couple times today.

Question: Tiger, in terms of the achievement, not the outcome of the tournament, but the achievement for you personally, how do you rate this performance this week?

Tiger Woods: It was a good week. It was a good week all around. I think that coming in here, not having played a full tournament in a very long time, it was a good fight on Thursday and Friday. Unfortunately yesterday it didn’t quite turn out the way I wanted it to. Today the round that I — the way that Tom is playing I thought I had in my system. Unfortunately, I didn’t produce it.
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The Masters Tournament 2024: Tiger Woods Secures Cut Record at Augusta

Tiger Woods at The Masters Tournament 2024 (Photo: Getty)
Tiger Woods at The Masters Tournament 2024 (Photo: Getty)

On the second day of The Masters Tournament 2024, Tiger Woods added another impressive record to his CV. Thanks to a solid round of 72, the five-time Masters winner secured the cut, which is expected to be +4. Woods thus made the cut at Augusta for the 24th time in a row and is now the sole record holder.

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The Masters Tournament 2024: Tiger Woods with 24 made cuts in a row

The second day of The Masters Tournament 2024 was a tough one for Tiger Woods: after his first round was interrupted after 13 holes due to the onset of darkness, the five-time Masters winner was forced to play 23 holes on Friday. Woods, who has been struggling with pain throughout, visibly lost his rhythm at the start of the second day and recorded two bogeys on the last five holes at the end of his first round. With a round of 73 behind him, the 48-year-old went into round two accordingly. This was an up-and-down affair for Woods, with four bogeys and four birdies, he ultimately posted a strong round of 72 to secure the cut at this year’s Masters.

Until this moment, Tiger Woods shared the record for the most cuts made at the US Masters with the two other golf legends Gary Player and Fred Couples. However, with his 24th cut in a row, Woods overtook them and is now the sole record holder. The visibly exhausted 48-year-old left the course for the clubhouse to rapturous applause and showed his will to win: “It means I have a chance going into the weekend. I’m here. I have a chance to win the golf tournament. I don’t know if they’re all going to finish today, but I’m done. I got my two rounds in. Just need some food and some caffeine, and I’ll be good to go.”

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Tiger Woods: “One Of the Most Tricky Days That I’ve Ever Been a Part Of”

Tiger Woods will finish is first round at The Masters 2024 on Friday morning. (Photo: Getty)
Tiger Woods will finish is first round at The Masters 2024 on Friday morning. (Photo: Getty)

Tiger Woods has not finished a single golf tournament so far this year. This is set to change at The Masters, where he could finally conquer the record for the most cuts made by (among others) Gary Player. Woods had to finish his first round in Augusta after 13 holes as there was not enough daylight for everyone due to the rain break in the morning.

At one under par, the 48-year-old is very solidly in contention. Of course, it remains to be seen what his body is capable of. After the first round at The Masters, Woods explained how difficult the conditions were on the very windy Thursday in Augusta and what condition he was in.

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Tiger Woods on Round 1 at The Masters 2024

Question: My understanding is that this was the second time in your career that you opened with a birdie on 1 and followed it up with a par. Did that get you settled?

TIGER WOODS: I don’t remember the other time, to be honest with you. Yeah, I hit a nice 3-wood off of 1, hit a nice little 8-iron in there about 10, 12 feet and made the putt. Then quickly hit the next one almost in a hazard, played lefty, got out there, and boy, I hit a nice pitch from over the green. That was nice.

Question: How were the conditions out there? Can you talk a little bit about it?

TIGER WOODS: The wind was all over the place. It was one of the most tricky days that I’ve ever been a part of. It was hard to get a beat not only on what direction it was going, but the intensity, and it kept switching all over the place, and then you had to — the timing was affecting putts on the greens. It was a very difficult day.

Question: How do you feel about starting tomorrow on 14?

TIGER WOODS: Well, it was nice to finish up 13. We’re going to warm up and just kind of head down there and start our round, and I think the flow would be pretty much almost like between 20 and 30 minutes in between rounds, so it’ll be a natural flow from the finish of the first round and continuation of the second.

Question: Body, how is it feeling?

TIGER WOODS: It’s there. The body is okay. We’ve got some work to do yet tonight.

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The Masters Tournament 2024 – Woods: “If everything comes together, I can get one more”

Tiger Woods in the run-up to The Masters Tournament 2024. (Photo: Getty)
Tiger Woods in the run-up to The Masters Tournament 2024. (Photo: Getty)

The Masters Tournament 2024 is coming up and Tiger Woods is ready for Augusta National. Last year’s experience was not really positive. Woods made the cut but struggled badly with his walking and withdrew in Round 3 when the tournament was suspended due to weather chaos and it was clear he would have to manage 29 holes on Sunday. At the official press conference ahead of this year’s tournament, the 48-year-old spoke about his fitness, his love of golf and his chances of winning.

The Masters Tournament 2024: “It’s special. To come down Magnolia Lane.”

THE MODERATOR: Good morning, everyone, and it is always a very special pleasure to welcome back to the media center a five-time Green Jacket winner, Mr. Tiger Woods.

Tiger, thank you for being with us today. Thanks for spending a few minutes. It’s been five years ago, hard to believe, that you won your fifth Green Jacket. You started Thursday, if you remember, that first round, outside the top 10, and went on to win in dramatic fashion. It is rare for a player outside the top 10 after Thursday to win. You did it in 2019. And the last 20 years it’s only been done one other time. And that was 2005, and that was you.

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TIGER WOODS: Right. (Laughing).

THE MODERATOR: What a testament to your indomitable will over your career and your ability to make changes and adaptions to your practice, to your therapy, according to your body needs. And you executed that to perfection in 2019.

In 2021 there was that horrific accident that did serious damage to your leg. Could you share with us what adaptions to your healing, your rehab, your practice, your preparations that you have done that puts you in the best position to win your sixth Green Jacket.

TIGER WOODS: Well, I have an amazing medical staff that has really helped me get through this. Kolby has really been there through thick and thin to help me get into this position, and it’s daily adaption. We work at it each and every day, whether it’s trying to loosen me up or strengthen me or just recovery.

My practice sessions certainly aren’t what they used to be. I used to live on the range or live on a short game facility and just be out there all day. That’s no longer the case. So I just have to be more focused on when I do get a chance to go out there and practice and really grind out and make every shot count because I just really don’t have the ball count in me anymore.

So those adaptations have — hopefully I’ve made ’em for this week, I’ve got a chance to go out there on Sunday, take a look at the front nine. I played yesterday with Will on the back nine and came out today and played the front nine again with JT and Fred.

So this golf course is — when we came up here last weekend, it was in perfect shape. And it’s only gotten better, which is hard to believe, but it has. Hopefully we will get the weather to cooperate a little bit with us come Thursday.

Q. Given those physical challenges that you just described, why is it so important for you to keep playing in this tournament?

TIGER WOODS: Well, this tournament has meant so much to me in my life and my family. I think I’ve been playing here for, what, 29 years now. It was the ultimate to be able to stay in the Crow’s Nest and to watch Byron and Sam and Gene tee off on the first hole.

It’s been a part of my life to have won here as my first major as a pro. Hugging my dad, as you saw; then a full circle in 2019 to hug my son.

It has meant a lot to my family. It’s meant a lot to me. I always want to keep playing in this. And today I got a chance to play with Fred. And Fred’s been here a very long time, and we’re joking that he’s the oldest person ever to make a cut, and I think he can do it again this year.

So it’s great. I mean, that’s the neat thing about this golf course, and it’s the only major we play on the same site, the same venue, each and every year, and we get to tell stories and catch up with friends and for me get a chance to catch up with idols and the people that I looked up to my entire life.

Q. What would a record 24th straight cuts mean to you at this event considering all the major accomplishments you’ve had in your career?

TIGER WOODS: Yeah, I think it’s consistency, it’s longevity, and it’s an understanding of how to play this golf course. That’s one of the reasons why you see players that are in their 50s and 60s make cuts here, or it’s players in their late 40s have runs at winning the event, just the understanding of how to play it. Now, you still have to go out and execute it, but there’s a lot of knowledge that goes into understanding how to play it.

Q. You said last year your hope or your ambition was to try and play once a month. I realize you have some limitations. I’m just curious what specifically determines whether you play, what kept you from — since playing from Riv?

TIGER WOODS: Well, I wasn’t ready to play. My body wasn’t ready. My game wasn’t ready. And I thought that when I was at Hero, once a month would be a really nice rhythm. Hasn’t worked out that way. But now we have major championships every month from here through July. So now the once a month hopefully kicks in.

Q. With everything that you go through in your career right now, what makes you get up and go through all the preparation and all the things you have to go through to get ready to play top-level major golf?

TIGER WOODS: I love golf. I do. I’ve always loved it. I played other sports growing up, but I just have always loved this sport. I love to compete. And be able to have the love I have for the game and the love for competition be intertwined, I think that’s one of the reasons why I’ve had a successful career. I just love doing the work. I love logging the time in, and I love preparing. I love competing, and I love that feeling when everything’s on fire with a chance to win and you either you do or you don’t.

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Q. When you think of everywhere you’ve been, everything you’ve achieved and the life you’ve had, what does the game of golf mean to you?

TIGER WOODS: Well, it’s been my life. I started playing at nine months; so I’ve done it pretty much my entire life. I played my first tournament when I was five. I have been playing tournament golf and playing golf around the world, not just here in the United States but around the world; it’s allowed me to see places that I don’t think that I would ever have gotten a chance to see, people that I’ve got a chance to meet all around the world. The generational connectivity with the sport, right.

So, as I said, with watching Sam and Gene and Byron tee off, two years later to watch them drinking my milkshakes, to play practice rounds with Fred and Raymond, Seve over the years, those are — and Jack and Arnold, those are memories that I’ll have for a lifetime. And it’s all because of this sport.

Q. Curious, can you describe the feeling you get when you return to this property and get to put on your Green Jacket?

TIGER WOODS: It’s special. To come down Magnolia Lane. The first time I got a chance to see it, I came in the middle of the night. We played a Stanford-Georgia Tech event. So I came in the middle of the night, and I didn’t get a chance to see Magnolia Lane. My first time, right? So got a chance to stay in the Crow’s Nest and the next day got a chance to see the golf course and what this amazing property is.

Just the fact that I’m able to put on a Green Jacket for the rest of my life is just absolutely amazing. I’m just an honorary member, but I love it.

Tiger Woods about Rory McIlroy: “He’ll get it done. It’s just a matter of when.”

Q. As someone who knows what it’s like to win a career Grand Slam or slams, as Rory McIlroy tries to achieve that feat again this year, can you explain how difficult it is to win a slam, and do you think he will do it at some stage?

TIGER WOODS: No question, he’ll do it at some point. He’s just — Rory’s too talented, too good. He’s going to be playing this event for a very long time. He’ll get it done. It’s just a matter of when.

But, yes, I think that Rory will be a great Masters champion one day, and it could be this week. You never know. I just think that just, again, the talent that he has, the way he plays game and the golf course fits his eye, it’s just a matter of time.

Q. You keep talking — we all know that your body’s taken a lot. Is there anything about the ankle which is like still that is unknown to us? I’m sure there’s a lot unknown, but something that you are trying to prepare to make sure that you continue to play the game that you love and have given so much to?

TIGER WOODS: Well, the ankle doesn’t hurt anymore. It’s fused. It’s not going anywhere. So that’s fine. It’s other parts of my body that now have to take the brunt of it. So, yeah, once he put the rods in there, it’s good to go. But, the back, the knee, other parts of the body have to take the load of it, and just the endurance capability of walking a long time and being on my feet for a long time.

Q. You’ve talked a lot about some memories already today, but what do you feel like you’re capable of doing this week? What do you believe that you can do this week?

TIGER WOODS: If everything comes together, I think I can get one more.

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Restart after stadium disaster: TGL unveils new start date

The Tomorrow Golf League (TGL) is scheduled to start on January 07, 2025. (Source: Instagram @tmrwsports)
The Tomorrow Golf League (TGL) is scheduled to start on January 07, 2025. (Source: Instagram @tmrwsports)

In November 2024, a fault in the temporary power system and the backup systems caused the dome of the SoFi Center to collapse, forcing the organizers around Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy to postpone the originally planned start on the 9th of January 2024. The Tomorrow Golf League (TGL) has now published the new start date.

TGL starts in January 2025

One year late, the indoor golf league is set to kick off on January 7, 2025. “In planning the launch of TGL presented by SoFi in 2025, we have now marked the first three Tuesdays in January to introduce sports fans to this new form of team golf,” explained Mike McCarley, co-founder of TMRW Sports with Woods and McIlroy. “January is a great time of year for fans looking for prime-time sporting events, and the launch of TGL will complement the start of the PGA Tour season and capitalize on ESPN’s advertising machine as part of their coverage of the NFL and college football playoffs,” McCarley continued.

Six teams are currently confirmed. Atlanta Drive GC, Boston Common Golf, Jupiter Links Golf Club, Los Angeles Golf Club, TGL New York and TGL San Francisco. However, only Atlanta Drive and LAGC have full four-man squads so far. The TGL Golf squad as a whole underwent something of an upheaval at the start of 2024 when Jon Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton left the PGA Tour to join LIV Golf. Hatton was previously a member of McIlroy’s Team Boston Common before joining the Saudi Arabia-funded circuit.

How the indoor golf league works

The Tomorrow Golf League presents an innovative format that challenges the traditional rules of golf. Each event of the season is divided into two sessions, with only three of the four players on a team competing. First, they compete in “Triples”, a 3-on-3 competition over nine holes. This is followed by the “Singles”, in which three duels are played over six holes, with each player on their team playing two holes. If no decision is made, it goes into “overtime”, where the aim is to place the ball closest to the flag. The team that gets two of the three balls closer to the target wins the overtime. In addition, each player wears a microphone during the tournament.

The scoring system is similar to that of ice hockey: a win in regulation time, i.e. the triples and singles, earns a team two points, while the losing team receives none. If the game goes into overtime, the losing team receives an extra point. The regular season consists of 15 events, after which the four best teams advance to the playoffs. These include two semi-finals, which are decided after one game, and a final in a best-of-3 format.

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The Masters Tournament 2024: Tiger Woods listed in field

Tiger Woods listed in 2024 US Masters field. (Photo: Getty)
Tiger Woods listed in 2024 US Masters field. (Photo: Getty)

The anticipation for the Masters Tournament 2024 is growing and it seems that we will also be able to look forward to Tiger Woods‘ next tournament start. The 48-year-old was recently added to the field of participants listed on the Masters website. As a former winner of the prestigious tournament at Augusta National Golf Club, Woods has a lifelong expemption to participate in the major tournament. He has won the Masters a total of five times, including his first major victory in 1997 and his last major victory to date in 2019 following his magnificent comeback from back surgery.

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The Masters Tournament 2024: Tiger woods returns to the Augusta National

Tiger Woods last competed in the Genesis Invitational, which he hosted, but had to withdraw during the second round due to illness. At the Hero World Challenge in December 2023, he had announced that he planned to play more tournaments in 2024, ideally one a month, starting with Genesis. Tiger Woods skipped the Players Championship this year, but played the Seminole Pro-Member Tournament for the first time the week before.

Instead, Woods has been particularly active off the golf course and involved in the affairs of the newly formed PGA Tour Enterprises and negotiations with the PIF.

The Masters now appears to be the next big event on his schedule. Last year’s experience was not really positive. Woods made the cut but struggled badly with walking and withdrew in round 3 when the tournament was suspended due to weather chaos and it became clear he would have to complete 29 holes on Sunday.

With the exception of his illness at the Genesis Invitational, however, the 15-time major winner appears to be in better physical condition and more confident on his feet again.

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Charlie Woods aims for PGA Tour debut in Florida

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Will Charlie Woods soon make his debut on the PGA Tour? (Photo: Getty)

Things are getting serious for Charlie Woods in Florida. The 15-year-old will play a PGA Tour pre-qualifier at Lost Lake Golf Club on Thursday to qualify for next weekend’s Cognizant Classic. Should the teenager finish in the top five or share one of the places, however, that would only be the first step for Charlie Woods. Advancing would initially mean taking part in next week’s Monday Qualifier. There he would have to finish in the top four to take part in the Cognizant Classic and have a chance of winning a share of the nine million US dollars in prize money.

Charlie Woods: Almost a tournament winner at the age of 13

Charlie, who was born in 2009, is not in the spotlight for the first time. He has already played with his father four times at the PNC Championship, which Bernhard Langer won for the fifth time last year with his son Jason. In 2021, the Woods duo and Charlie, who was 13 at the time, even managed to finish runner-up. Tiger’s offspring also seems to practise a lot outside of father/son tournaments. His handicap is currently +3 and therefore clearly fulfils the requirements for pre-qualifiers, which demand a handicap of 2 or better. In the pre-qualifier, he is now fighting for progress in the flight with Olin Browne Jr, son of three-time Tour winner Olin Browne, and Ruaidhri McGee.

Tiger Woods’ son far from the age record

At the Cognizant Classic, which will take place between 29 February and 3 March at Palm Beach Gardens, Charlie Woods would probably be one of the youngest participants in the tournament on the course. It would be far from historic on the PGA National’s Champion Course. Because in the history of golf, Don Dunkelberger is unlikely to be overtaken any time soon. At the age of just 11, Dunkelberger played in the 1937 Chicago Open, but withdrew from the tournament after the first round. The youngest participant of this millennium is Lorens Chan, who took part in the 2009 Sony Open at the age of 14. In 1992, Charlie’s father Tiger made his debut at the Nissan Open at the age of 16. He failed to make the cut at his first PGA Tour event at the Riviera Country Club before going on to win 15 major titles in his career.

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Tiger Woods’ tournament-withdrawal: Ambulance call and confusion

Tiger Woods caused confusion on the PGA Tour by withdrawing from the tournament. (Photo: Getty)
Tiger Woods caused confusion on the PGA Tour by withdrawing from the tournament. (Photo: Getty)

Confusion surrounding Tiger Woods on the PGA Tour: The 15-time major champion withdraws from the field of the 2024 Genesis Invitational on the second day of the tournament. After an ambulance call-out and Tiger’s disappearance caused confusion for a long time, the PGA Tour announced that the 48-year-old had to end the event early due to flu-like symptoms. Woods had already been struggling with back problems on the first day of the tournament.

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Tiger Woods: Host with tournament withdrawal at the 2024 Genesis Invitational

Tiger Woods had certainly imagined his opening round of the year on the PGA Tour to be different. As host, the 48-year-old started the tournament with an outstanding field of participants with a round of 72 and was already struggling with cramps in his back on the first day. It was clear from the outset that Woods would not be competing for the trophy at the Genesis Invitational under normal circumstances, rather, the aim was to celebrate a start to the year without any major physical problems. The second day of the tournament was all the more disappointing for the 15-time major winner: After Woods unexpectedly left the course on the seventh hole in a golf cart without notice and an ambulance appeared on the tournament grounds, the confusion was huge. Shortly afterwards, the PGA Tour announced Tiger Woods’ withdrawal from the tournament field. While there were already speculations about a more serious injury or severe pain, the all-clear was fortunately given shortly afterwards.

After some delay, the PGA Tour released a statement to the media from Rob McNamara, Woods’ longtime friend and business partner, clearing up the afternoon’s confusion. According to McNamara, Woods was dealing with a “flu-like” illness that worsened on Friday afternoon. “It started last night with flu-like symptoms,” McNamara said. “When he woke up this morning, they were worse than the night before. He had a little fever, and he was better during the warm-up. But then when he was on the pitch, running and playing, he felt dizzy.” The ambulance was called mainly because of Woods’ dizziness, which was due to dehydration. Thanks to an IV, however, the 48-year-old is feeling better: “His back is fine. It was all a medical condition, dehydration, [and] now the symptoms are reversing themselves after he got an IV.”

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PGA Tour Tee Times: Tiger Woods’ Flight and other American Players

Rare appearance: Tiger Woods. (Photo: Getty)
Rare appearance: Tiger Woods. (Photo: Getty)

As anticipation builds for The Genesis Invitational, taking place at the prestigious Riviera Country Club, Pacific Palisades in California, USA, golf enthusiasts have been eagerly awaiting the release of the PGA Tour Tee Times. This year, the event boasts a substantial prize fund of $20,000,000. Defending champion Jon Rahm is expected to face tough competition on the par-71 course.

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PGA Tour Tee Times for Round 1 and 2: All American Players

Chase Johnson will be teeing off at 07:20 for round one and 09:49 for the second round alongside Nicolai HΓΈjgaard from Denmark. The formidable American triple threat of Charley Hoffman, Beau Hossler, and Ben Griffin will commence play at 07:32 for round one and 10:01 for round two.

Following closely behind, Lucas Glover and Adam Schenk will be paired with Byeong-hun An from South Korea, teeing off at 07:44 for the first round and 10:13 for the second. Russell Henley is set to play alongside Emiliano Grillo from Argentina and Sungjae Im from South Korea, starting at 07:56 for round one and 10:25 for round two.

Keegan Bradley and Harris English will tee off the first round with Tom Hoge at 08:08, continuing into the second round at 10:42. Meanwhile, at 08:20 for the first round and 10:54 for the second, Chris Kirk, and JT Poston will be teamed with Corey Conners from Canada.

Denny McCarthy and Cameron Young will be accompanied by players from Ireland and Canada respectively, while Sam Burns, Jordan Spieth, and Gary Woodland are grouped with players of varying nationalities. Next up are Nick Hardy, Grayson Murray, and Nick Dunlap, teamed with players from South Africa and Sweden, starting their competition at 09:49 for round one and 07:20 for round two.

Matt Kuchar, Sam Ryder, and Will Zalatoris embark onto round one at 10:01, moving to round two at 07:32. Shortly after, Luke List and J.J. Spaun from the USA will be joined by Chun-an Yu from Taipei, teeing off at 10:13 in round one and 07:44 in round two. Also in this group are Brendon Todd, Tony Finau, Rickie Fowler, alongside Patrick Rodgers from the USA, with counterparts hailing from Australia, Japan, and Canada.

The exciting trio of Kurt Kitayama, Eric Cole, and Taylor Moore will play at the times of 11:18 and 08:44 for rounds one and two respectively. Lastly, Xander Schauffele, Sahith Theegala, Scottie Scheffler, Max Homa, Alex Smalley, and Taylor Mongomery have their PGA Tour Tee Times set alight with noteworthy international talents.

Tiger Woods will play in a flight with Gary Woodland and his good friend Justin Thomas. On day 1 they start at 9:25am and on day 2 they tee off at 11:54am.