Tiger Beats Cantlay, Advances to Round of 16 Match vs. McIlroy
Steve DiMeglio, author for Golfweek AUSTIN, Texas – The dream match of titanic proportions became a reality Friday as Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy each advanced out of pool play in the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play. Now the heavyweights meet in the knockout round in an oversized ring otherwise known as Austin Country Club. The […]
Tiger’s Loss to Snedeker Leaves Him in Must-Win Situation to Advance in Match Play
Steve DiMeglio, author for Golfweek AUSTIN, Texas – Brandt Snedeker became Public Enemy No. 1 in Texas. Snedeker toppled Tiger Woods, 2 and 1, in Thursday’s second round of the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play, putting Woods in a must-win situation in the final round of pool play Friday if he is to advance to the […]
It Wasn’t Their Best Golf, But Tiger Beats Aaron Wise in Match Play
Steve DiMeglio, author for Golfweek AUSTIN, Texas – The only score that mattered was the final score. That was the exclamation point Tiger Woods made in describing his opening-round meeting with Aaron Wise on Wednesday in the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play. While Woods was playing the event for the first time since 2013, he hadn’t […]
Woods Ready for WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play After Six-Year Hiatus
Steve DiMeglio, author for Golfweek AUSTIN, Texas – The eyes of Tiger were upon Austin Country Club the last two days as Woods readied himself to play in Texas for the first time in 14 years. Woods saw the home of the World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play for the first time Monday when he […]
Tiger Gets Frustrated When Putts Don’t Fall, But All is Not Lost at Players
Steve DiMeglio author for Golfweek PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. – Tiger Woods bounced out of his courtesy car in good spirits Monday, the sun at his troublesome back, some hop in his step. The pain in his neck that forced a withdrawal from the Arnold Palmer Invitational a week earlier was gone. Ahead was The […]
Woods Gets a Big Laugh at No. 17 Saturday at The Players
Steve DiMeglio, author for Golfweek PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. – This time around, Tiger Woods was laughing after his trip to the island green at TPC Sawgrass. A day after he was seething on the par-3 17th after making a quadruple-bogey 7 by dunking two balls into the water surrounding the green, Woods was giggling […]
Woods Takes His Lumps, But Players Championship Hopes Aren’t Dead Yet
Dan Kilbridge, author for Golfweek PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. – There were no signs of trouble when Tiger Woods looped around the 16th green en route to the 17th tee box Friday morning at TPC Sawgrass. He had just made another birdie to get to 5-under overall, two shots off the lead. The sun was […]
Tiger Catches Fire Late, Shoots 2-under 70 Thursday at Players Championship
Steve DiMeglio, author for Golfweek PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. – Playing a week after he withdrew from the Arnold Palmer Invitational with a neck strain, Tiger Woods was taking it on the chin from a brute called the TPC Sawgrass Stadium Course in Thursday’s first round of The Players Championship. Woods withstood an early barrage, […]
What Tiger Woods Had to Say Tuesday Before The Players Championship
By: Bill Speros, author for Golfweek Tiger Woods spoke to the media Tuesday ahead of The Players Championship. Woods missed the Arnold Palmer Invitational last week due to a neck strain. Woods played a nine-hole practice round Tuesday morning. “I feel good, man,” Woods said Monday when he arrived Monday at TPC Sawgrass. Woods spent nearly three […]
Tiger Closes with 2-Under 69 in Final Round of WGC-Mexico Championship
Dan Kilbridge, author for Golfweek Tiger Woods played another clean round with no help from the putter Sunday in the final round of the WGC-Mexico Championship. Woods shot 2-under 69 at Club de Golf Chapultepec and appeared in total control tee-to-green. From there it was another adventurous day as Woods struggled on the greens and […]
Woods Tied For 9th Heading Into Sunday at the WGC-Mexico Championship
Steve DiMeglio, author for Golfweek MEXICO CITY – Tiger Woods was five shots out of first place as he stood in the middle of the par-5 15th hole at Club de Golf Chapultepec in Saturday’s third round of the World Golf Championships-Mexico Championship. With 251 yards between him and the flagstick, with a 5-iron in […]
Tiger Woods Catches Fire with 5-Under 66 Friday at WGC-Mexico
Steve DiMeglio, author for Golfweek MEXICO CITY – Throughout his career, Tiger Woods has called upon one trait that has proven as essential to his success as any golf club he’s ever placed in his staff bag. Whether dealing with an injury, slump, deficit and now his two children, Woods rarely loses control or feels […]
Tiger Woods Shoots Even-Par 71 to Begin WGC-Mexico Championship
Steve DiMeglio, author for Golfweek MEXICO CITY – It was like De Niro messing up his lines. Adele singing off key. LeBron missing a dunk. How else was one to feel when Tiger Woods, who was introduced on the first tee as “Tiger, Tiger, Tiger Woods,” to a roaring crowd of admirers on a stage known as […]
Tiger Woods Speaks Wednesday before the WGC-Mexico Championship
Bill Speros, author for Golfweek Tiger Woods spoke Wednesday prior to the WGC-Mexico Championship at Club de Golf Chapultepec in Mexico City. Here are some of the highlights: On playing the course for the first time “It was a lot tighter than I had thought. The ball was traveling obviously a long way. Some of […]
Tiger Shoots 1-over 72 to Finish ‘War of Attrition’ Sunday at Genesis Open
Dan Kilbridge, author for Golfweek Tiger Woods has plenty to feel good about leaving the Genesis Open at Riviera Country Club. He just didn’t have the finish he was looking for. Woods charged up the leaderboard with a 6-under 65 in Round 3, which began Saturday night and included a dizzying stretch of three birdies […]
Tiger Woods Lights Up Round 3 with Crazy Four-Hole Stretch at Riviera
Eamon Lynch, author for Golfweek PACIFIC PALISADES, Calif. — Riviera Country Club is 10 miles west of Hollywood, but the giddy cheers echoing around the course Saturday evening were of a volume more typical of a Kardashian sighting than a sedate golf tournament. That’s what happens when golf’s biggest superstar creates thrilling drama for fans […]
Woods Finds Footing at Riviera, Enters Final Round at 7-under
Bill Speros, author for Golfweek Tiger Woods finally warmed up to Riviera Country Club in the third round of the 2019 Genesis Open. He shot a 6-under 65 over Saturday and Sunday to climb the leaderboard and enter the final round of play T-12 at 7-under. Woods got into a late groove Saturday and held […]
Tiger Woods Shoots 1-under 70 with Shaky Putter in Round 1 of Genesis Open
Dan Kilbridge, author for Golfweek Tiger Woods shot 1-under 70 to begin a marathon session Friday in Round 1 of the Genesis Open at Riviera Country Club. Woods made five birdies with four bogeys and had less than an hour to regroup before beginning his second round at 5:02 p.m. ET. He was T-52 overall […]
What Tiger Woods Said Wednesday Ahead of the Genesis Open
Bill Speros, author for Golfweek Tiger Woods will begin his second PGA Tour event of 2019 Thursday afternoon at Riviera Country Club near Los Angeles when he tees off in the Genesis Open. Woods is paired with Rory McIlroy and Justin Thomas. They go out at 3:22 p.m. Thursday Eastern time from the first tee. Woods Wednesday […]
Woods Closes in 67 at Torrey Pines Thanks to Hot Back 9
By Kevin Casey, author for Golfweek SAN DIEGO – Tiger Woods got it going Sunday afternoon, but it was way too late to make much noise this week. Still, it was a nice final round for Woods. He closed in 5-under 31 at Torrey Pines’ South Course for a 5-under 67. That Sunday score pushed […]