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.

Not anywhere. If modern golf had a Greta Garbo, it would be Tiger Woods. Mickey Wright was golf's ultimate Garbo, and Ben Hogan a close second. Arnold Palmer ...

For each person, that was there at the start, it was there in their professional middles, and it will be there at Tiger’s end, just as it was for Arnold. Along the way, he called Arnold “my hero.” That was a first for me, to hear Tiger say that. In this case, Tiger is the runner. But for here, let’s focus on the thing that connects Arnold and Tiger the most, their mutual love of competitive golf. He used the word “product” 10 times in the press conference, and he was referring to his Tour and the LIV “product” too. When Tiger played in his first one, in 1992, Nissan was the sponsor and Fred was the winner. The world would be a boring place if everybody thought about life, and approached life, the same way. In these situations, you must resort to the adage that the tie goes to the runner. 518 in the world. The first Tour event Tiger ever played was the L.A. A war of attrition on the way to Sunday night. Long before the Genesis Invitational was a so-called

At Tiger Woods' peak, betting on golf was a little strange. Woods' odds were always ridiculously short for any golf tournament.

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.

Tiger Woods hasn't made a start in a non-major, official PGA Tour event since the Zozo Championship in October 2020. That changes on Thursday.

[Tiger merch on sale](https://golfweek.usatoday.com/lists/tiger-woods-nike-apparel-gear-genesis-2023/) [Tiger at the Genesis](https://golfweek.usatoday.com/gallery/photos-tiger-woods-at-the-2023-genesis-invitational/) Woods will tee it up alongside good friends Rory McIlroy and Justin Thomas for the first two rounds as he continues to regain strength and form after his single-car accident almost two years ago to the day.

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.

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.

Woods made the Genesis Invitational feel like must-see golf in his first competition since the British Open at St. Andrews last summer.

That gave him a one-shot lead over Rahm, who won his first two starts of the year in Hawaii and the California desert. Woods played with his son in the 36-hole PNC Championship in December while riding a cart. Homa hit wedge to 4 feet on No. The space behind the first tee at Riviera was crammed so full that Seamus Power had to squeeze his way through fans to get to the putting green. Jon Rahm opened with a 65 as he bids to return to No. Fans packed onto every balcony on every level of the Riviera clubhouse Thursday, all of them straining for a glimpse.

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.

Thursday's first round marks Woods' first non-major PGA Tour start since October 2020.

The league is set to begin play in January 2024. The The 47-year-old Woods has played in three major tournaments since a February 2021 rollover car crash in which he sustained multiple serious leg injuries.

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.

While a torrid start from Max Homa and Jon Rahm were the talk of the tournament early Thursday at the 2023 Genesis Invitational, it was how arguably the ...

His putting has kept him at level par, but it's starting to get chilly and I'm interested to see how his long game holds up coming to the house. Four holes to go to get it back to level or even under par. Nice move late in the day, and he's right on the probably cut line with 20 holes left before the cut is made. Keith Mitchell joins Max Homa at the top of the leaderboard with a 7-under 64. [pic.twitter.com/VfDTmuY2V0] [February 17, 2023] A 2-under 69 -- his first score of 2 under since the first round of the 2020 Masters, which was played in November. "Momentum is a big thing in sports, but if you put the effort that needs to be put in throughout the year and weeks off and at home and you do the little things right, you give yourself a better chance of never really hopefully feeling that," he said. It would be surprising if he wasn't in the mix late on Sunday. He is absolutely a problem for everyone involved, and if he somehow wins this week that would mean he lost to nine golfers in five PGA Tour events before the Florida swing. There's still a long way to go, but the caliber of golf he's playing -- positive strokes gained approach in his last eight starts -- combined with his history at Riv -- three consecutive top 10s -- make him a scary proposition to deal with the rest of the way. I posed the question last week: Is Homa the third-best player in the world (behind Rory McIlroy and Rahm)? Woods' closing kick was nearly as remarkable as his speed off the tee, and he once again reminded us why he's the best to ever do it.

According to ESPN Stats & Info, it is the first time Woods has made three consecutive birdies on the PGA Tour since the final round of the 2020 Masters. The 15- ...

Tiger Woods began and ended his opening round on Thursday in the same manor, strong, as he birdied his first and last three holes to finish with a 2-under 69 round at The Genesis Invitational. Prior to the tournament, Woods was confident in his health and his ability to play with the best on the Tour. Woods returned for the first time since the Open Championship last July and posted a round that consisted of five birdies and three bogies.

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 put on a show in his first competition in seven months, closing with three straight birdies and one big smile for a two-under 69 in the Genesis ...

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. "I was able to fight back and get it going," Woods said. The final task was making it up those 52 steps toward the clubhouse to sign his card. Woods went bunker-to-fairway-to-bunker on the 10th hole and had to make an eight-footer to save bogey. There also was that matter of rust, which went beyond his golf. start to the second round. Fans packed onto every balcony on every level of the Riviera clubhouse in Los Angeles Thursday, all of them straining for a rare sight of golf's biggest star. The next step is a quick turnaround.

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.

Participant à un premier événement de la PGA en près de sept mois, le légendaire golfeur a montré qu'il avait encore sa place parmi l'élite.

Parmi les représentants de l’unifolié, Adam Svensson (-4) est celui qui a le mieux fait, lui qui est installé au septième échelon. Au 17e, c’est grâce à un magnifique roulé de près de 24 pi que le vainqueur de 15 tournois majeurs a trouvé le fond de la coupe. Le reste de la première ronde fut plus compliqué pour l’athlète de 47 ans...

Tiger Woods a officiellement amorcé son année 2023 en prenant le départ de la première ronde de l'Invitation Genesis.

Même si le pas de Woods semblait plus pénible en fin de parcours, le vétéran a conservé ses meilleurs coups pour les derniers moments de sa journée. « Oui, les chaussures ne cessent de changer, les chaussettes ne cessent de changer. Accueilli par une foule nombreuse sur le premier tertre de départ, Woods a débuté sa ronde aux côtés de Rory McIlroy et de Justin Thomas. Woods a terminé sa ronde avec une séquence de trois birdies consécutifs pour faire un bond rapide au classement en fin de journée. « J'essayais de comprendre ce que je faisais ici parce que je n'avais pas joué depuis longtemps. Il a été rejoint par son compatriote Keith Mitchell qui a également retranché sept coups à la normale.

La scène était similaire à la dernière fois que Tiger Woods a joué contre les meilleurs au monde. Les partisans se sont rassemblés sur chaque balcon de ...

« Je n’ai pas joué dans un tournoi depuis longtemps, a déclaré Woods. L’espace derrière le premier trou de Riviera était tellement encombré que Seamus Power a dû se frayer un chemin à travers la foule pour se rendre sur le terrain. (Los Angeles) La scène était similaire à la dernière fois que Tiger Woods a joué contre les meilleurs au monde.

Woods a teerminé la journée avec trois oiselets pour finir à deux coups de la normale à l'invitation Genesis.

L'espace derrière le premier trou de Riviera était tellement encombré que Seamus Power a dû se frayer un chemin à travers la foule pour se rendre sur le terrain. La scène était similaire à la dernière fois que Tiger Woods a joué contre les meilleurs au monde. Il n'a pas entendu ce genre d'acclamation depuis l'été dernier à St.

Photos of Tiger Woods back on the fairway in the Genesis Invitational at Riviera Country Club after a seven-month hiatus from the PGA Tour.

A two-sport scholarship athlete at the University of Maine, Orono, she still holds the record for five goals in one field hockey game. She has been a staff photographer with the Los Angeles Times since 1994. Gina Ferazzi grew up in the small New England town of Longmeadow, Mass.

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.”

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.

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 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.

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

The prank by Woods received mixed responses, with some fans criticizing the golfer for the suggestive prank and others appreciating the gag.

[https://t.co/XW2A0eedM8] [February 17, 2023] They don’t look like that anymore. I have a hard time believing this is real 💀 but also where in the world did Tiger get that old Tampax tampon. [https://t.co/JIbHYBT3IY] [February 17, 2023] [https://t.co/TTGaoJDzBS] [February 17, 2023] These players might have to say about that:— Flushing It (@flushingitgolf) [https://t.co/FPUm8fY1Ka] [February 17, 2023] Call me woke. [https://t.co/iORVyY27hG] [February 17, 2023] Woods was not asked about the exchange between he and Thomas at the ninth hole, but it drew plenty of criticism Friday after people became clued into the attempted gag. The two began to laugh after the exchange. Closer views of the exchange showed it to be a Tampax tampon.

The prank by Woods received mixed responses, with some fans criticizing the golfer for the suggestive prank and others appreciating the gag.

They don’t look like that anymore. I have a hard time believing this is real 💀 but also where in the world did Tiger get that old Tampax tampon. These players might have to say about that:— Flushing It (@flushingitgolf) He ended his day with birdies on each of the last three holes to finish just five shots behind the leaders. The two began to laugh after the exchange. Closer views of the exchange showed it to be a Tampax tampon.

The incident happened on the ninth hole after Woods outdrove Thomas from the tee-box.

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 a défrayé les manchettes à cause d'une bonne ronde et aussi parce qu'il a remis un tampon à Justin Thomas.

[February 17, 2023] Or, Tiger a réussi un coup de départ plus loin que Thomas au 9e trou.

Tiger Woods pulled an apparent prank at the Genesis Invitational this week that brought laughs on the greens -- and some criticism online.

Woods was sidelined with injuries resulting from a car crash two days after the 2021 Genesis Invitational. You also likely represent everything wrong with our hypersensitive society,” in a group that also included Justin Thomas.

During Tiger Woods' much-anticipated return to golf Thursday at the Genesis Invitational, he pulled a controversial prank on Justin Thomas.

When Woods arrived on the 9th tee, he was one under for the round and fresh off a birdie at the 8th. The mood grew even more festive on the back nine, which Woods closed out with a trio of birdies (2-4-3 on his card), moving from one over to two under in three holes. Woods tossed his putter on his bag, glanced over at Thomas and shot him a cheeky grin, to which Thomas could only shake his head. He’s nervous as can be because he didn’t want to be the one to miss on 18. I didn’t want to be the idiot host to miss it right in front of everybody after I just went birdie-birdie. Some of that razzing came on the 9th hole, where Woods had blistered a 323-yard drive past both of his partners. But given Woods’ place in the golf world, it’s hard not to look at the pre-meditated stunt as a head-scratcher. Playing in a glittering group with Thomas and Rory McIlroy, Woods’ ball speed was so zippy that on occasions he outdrove his long-hitting partners. “It was nice that I had this unbelievable pairing, two great guys, two great friends,” Woods said after posting a three-under 69. In the scramble format, Mike had dumped his tee shot in a fairway bunker. Tiger Woods and Justin Thomas have a long history of needling one another. A couple of years ago at the PNC Championship, Charlie — who was playing alongside his father in the team event — left a note for Thomas and his father, Mike, who were playing in the group behind the Woods.

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.

Just over 14 hours removed from wrapping up a first-round, 2-under 69, Woods and his surgically repaired right leg were back on the tee at Rivera, this time at ...

17 to inside 3 feet for his second birdie of the day. He missed putts of 9 feet, 4 feet, 14 feet and 5 feet on his first four holes; the latter two misses, at Nos. Even though he missed a 5-footer for birdie at the par-3 16th hole, Woods stuffed his 180-yard third shot at No.