Tiger Woods

2023 - 2 - 17

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Tiger tampon prank leaves golf in hysterics (NEWS.com.au)

Tiger Woods' return to professional golf has raised eyebrows after he slipped a tampon into one of his rival's hand.

“There’s a lot of ice going on here,” he said of his planned post-round treatment. “I happened to actually hit some good shots finally and made a couple putts,” Woods said. I have a hard time believing this is real 💀 but also where in the world did Tiger get that old Tampax tampon. Woods was greeted by cheers and chants of “Tiger! This is the most Tiger is Back moment we’ve had since he won the Masters.” It was a nice finish.” The American ranked 12th in the world won at Riviera in 2021 and has taken his tally of tour titles to six this season with a victory at the Fortinet Championship in September and at Torrey Pines in January. [The Big Lead ](https://www.thebiglead.com/posts/tiger-woods-justin-thomas-tampon-outdriving-genesis-open-pictures-video-01gsem8x65vk)wrote: “It is slightly insane that Tiger Woods, while hosting an entire tournament and playing his first competitive round in seven months, decided to carry a tampon in his bag. He opened with a birdie at the par-five first and after a bogey at the fourth he got back under par with a birdie at the eighth, where he landed his second shot from the fairway three feet from the pin. They don’t look like that anymore. 7 Justin Thomas and World No. Playing alongside World No.

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Tiger Woods hands Justin Thomas a tampon after outdriving him ... (talkSPORT.com)

Tiger Woods handed Justin Thomas a tampon after outdriving him at the Genesis Invitational on Thursday.Woods returned to the PGA Tour after a 28-month.

I put my driver up a click in loft at the start of the week. Speaking on his rapport with Thomas and McIlroy, Woods said: “It was a great round. McIlroy shot the best round of the group, finishing on four-under par, while Thomas was sandwiched in the middle on three-under. After watching Thomas fail to match his distance on the ninth hole, Woods was spotted handing the world no.7 a tampon in a bizarre prank. At the end of an exhilarating round, Thomas and Woods shared a touching moment off the 18th green, as McIlroy completed a trio of closing birdies for the group. However, the 15-time major winner faces a possible backlash after appearing to compare Thomas to a woman for his apparent lack of strength.

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Tiger Woods Is Back. He's Still a Work in Progress. (The New York Times)

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.

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Tiger Woods makes late charge at Genesis Invitational after ... (Evening Standard)

The 15-time Major winner birdied his final three holes to sit five shots off the lead.

McIlroy can reclaim the world No1 ranking with victory in Los Angeles and the Northern Irishman also birdied the 18th to head into Friday’s second round well in contention on four-under. “I was able to fight back and get it going, it was a nice finish,” Woods said, after finishing two-under par. [Rory McIlroy](/topic/rory-mcilroy) and [Justin Thomas](/topic/justin-thomas).

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Tiger Woods sparks backlash with bizarre tampon prank (The Independent)

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

As Woods and Thomas walked side by side, the 47-year-old forced something into his playing partner’s hand. Woods was playing alongside Thomas and The bizarre incident happened on the ninth hole after Woods outdrove Thomas from the tee-box

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Tiger Woods in bizarre prank on Justin Thomas (bunkered)

Tiger Woods was back in action last night at the Genesis Invitational, his first regular PGA Tour event since 2020. However, it wasn't Tiger's impressive ...

It's a tiger joke. Not a boomer joke. It’s just a boomer joke and says a lot about Tiger. [February 17, 2023] However, it wasn’t Tiger’s impressive play that got people's attention. What a guy.

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Tiger Woods brings buzz to Riviera, Homa takes early lead (USA TODAY)

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

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 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.

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'I was trying to calm myself all day' – Tiger Woods overcomes nerves ... (Eurosport.co.uk)

After, he spoke on the fans' reaction, playing alongside Justin Thomas and Rory McIlroy, and how he has had to adjust due to the injury to his leg and foot he ...

As soon as I get back to the hotel, it's just icing and treatment and icing and treatment, just hit repeat throughout the whole night. “It was nice that I had this unbelievable pairing. I had to try and figure out what the chess match is going to be. “I haven't really done this in a while. “I was trying to calm myself down all day, trying to figure out what the hell I'm doing out here because I haven't played. I haven't played in a tournament in a long time.

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Tiger Woods makes stirring finish to comeback round at Genesis ... (The Independent)

Woods, who was playing alongside Rory McIlroy, made three straight birdies to card a 69.

[Scottie Scheffler](/topic/scottie-scheffler) at the head of the rankings. [Justin Thomas](/topic/justin-thomas) and [Rory McIlroy](/topic/rory-mcilroy), with the trio all birdying the 18th. [Tiger Woods](/topic/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.

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Tiger Woods finishes with three birdies in Genesis Invitational on ... (The Scotsman)

In his first PGA Tour event since missing the cut in the 150th Open at St Andrews, the 15-time major winner carded a two-under-par 59 at Riviera Country Club in ...

No, I probably should have appreciated the fans more than I did, but there was so much going on in my head trying to get the ball in the correct spots and the correct feels just because I haven't done this in a while.” “I had to try and figure out what the chess match is going to be. “I was trying to calm myself down all day, trying to figure out what the hell I'm doing out here because I haven't played.

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Tiger Woods under scrutiny after handing Justin Thomas tampon at ... (Sky Sports)

Tiger Woods is under scrutiny for handing Justin Thomas a tampon after outdriving him during the opening round of the Genesis Invitational on Thursday.

We are extremely close with the family and we do a lot of things together, and to be able to have that experience tomorrow again." Anna Caplice, Ireland rugby player, tweeted: "If the world generally respected women I would be able to see the funny side of this. "It's just a bit of fun, it's just banter on a golf course. Julie DiCaro, a lawyer and author, tweeted: "Ugh. So played out and stupid." "He's the leader of our game, whatever happens all eyes are on Tiger Woods. "I think he might want to (apologise) knowing what it's caused in the last 24 hours. "Us women all have periods, I know some men find it quite hard to say that out loud. "It can be seen as laddy behaviour but I just think what it says, the inference is not good. It was crass, it was disappointing and I think surprise from my side because he's playing in the Genesis on the PGA Tour. It was supposed to be a private incident but it's now been highlighted. A lot of people have jumped on this and, no wonder, because it's extremely disappointing and I'm surprised the most recognisable golfer on the planet has put himself in this position to be exposed in this way.

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'A Great Round' - Tiger Woods Reflects On Superb Return To PGA ... (Golf Monthly)

Tiger Woods was delighted with first round back on the PGA Tour and set out his treatment plan in order to play well on Friday.

As soon as I get back to the hotel, it's just icing and treatment and icing and treatment, just hit repeat throughout the whole night. “Look at where we were last year, it has completely changed and it will continue to change. We were laughing, joking in the scoring tent here, Rory's going to go down and hit some drivers, I said I'll be right there right behind. “I was trying to calm myself down all day, trying to figure out what the hell I'm doing out here because I haven't played. I had to try and figure out what the chess match is going to be. Even though I had a little mishap at 10, I was able to fight back and get it going. “I need to go and we can do some treatment and get this thing ready for tomorrow. “I haven't really done this in a while. So I was so focused on what I was trying to do, talking to Joey, trying to figure it all out. "I didn't want to be the idiot host to miss it right in front of everybody after I just went birdie-birdie," Woods said of his closing birdie. “It was nice that I had this unbelievable pairing, two great guys, two great friends. It was a nice finish.”

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The Daily Sweat: Tiger Woods looks to go under par again in Round ... (Yahoo Sports)

Can Tiger Woods make the cut at the Genesis Invitational? Woods shot a 2-under 69 on Thursday and is five shots behind leader Max Homa after the first round ...

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Tiger Woods hands tampon to Justin Thomas in bizarre prank over ... (Evening Standard)

Tiger Woods has faced some criticism after handing playing partner Justin Thomas a tampon during the opening round of the Genesis Invitational.

I haven’t been out here, so I’ve missed some of the things that have transpired on tour which is kind of fun.” After outdriving his close friend, Woods tried to discreetly hand Thomas something as they walked off the tee. Speaking on Thursday, following his return at Rivieira Country Club, the 15-time Major champion was in high spirits.

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Tiger Woods hands Justin Thomas a tampon after outdriving him at ... (CNN)

It was an unusual sight to see on a golf course -- Tiger Woods handing Justin Thomas a tampon in an apparent prank after outdriving his playing partner on ...

Because I hadn’t been out here so I’ve missed some of the things that have transpired on Tour, which is kind of fun.” The ebb and flow of needling each other, encouraging each other and telling stories. “It was nice that I had this unbelievable pairing, two great guys, two great friends,” Woods said in a press conference afterwards.

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Tiger Woods pranks Justin Thomas with a tampon after outdriving ... (USA TODAY)

Tiger Woods, a 15-time major champion, brought his A-game and trash talk to the Genesis Invitational, including his pranks.

"I'm going to go work on the range. "I don't like him hitting it by me." Tiger Woods said he was feeling 'sore' but is only 5 shots off the pace after the first round of the Genesis Invitational.

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Tiger Woods live golf scores: Updated results, highlights from 2023 ... (Sporting News)

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.

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Tiger Woods criticized for handing Justin Thomas a tampon after ... (Sporting News)

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.

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2023 Genesis Invitational leaderboard: Live updates, Tiger Woods ... (CBSSports.com)

Live scores, updates and highlights from Friday's second-round action in the 2023 Genesis Invitational.

Woods airmailed the green as he attempted to cut the wheels off underneath his wedge shot. [pic.twitter.com/2vCJH56Ko5] [February 17, 2023] [pic.twitter.com/lUdhCZq7s6] [February 17, 2023] [pic.twitter.com/zRJhZ58e3U] [February 17, 2023] [pic.twitter.com/AAwXx28CCw] [February 17, 2023] The course is playing about a stroke more difficult than yesterday so anything under par will be a good day's work. [pic.twitter.com/nHko89DVBD] [February 17, 2023] OK, let's par the ninth and get out of here. [pic.twitter.com/ebgItntfdR] [February 17, 2023] With two bogeys over his next four holes, Rahm has dropped to 6 under and even on the round. Everybody will be chasing him and Homa (and Keith Mitchell, who also shot 64 in Round 1) as one of the best PGA Tour events of the year starts to unfold on Friday. A 69 from Tiger Woods, a 64 from Max Homa (the Round 1 leader) and a combined 9 under from the group of Woods, Justin Thomas and Rory McIlroy.

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Really, Tiger? You're a 47-year-old 'girl dad' but thought tampon ... (USA TODAY)

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?

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Tiger Woods hands tampon to Justin Thomas during his comeback ... (The Guardian)

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.

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Tiger Woods tracker: Round 2 of Genesis Invitational (Yahoo Sports)

Tiger Woods continues his return to the golf course in Round 2 of the Genesis Invitational. Woods kept himself in contention with a late birdie barrage that ...

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Tiger Tracker: Follow Tiger Woods with shot-by-shot live updates ... (usatoday.com)

Follow Tiger Woods with shot-by-shot live updates from his Friday round at the PGA Tour's 2023 Genesis Invitational.

He’ll have a wedge to the green and a great chance to get back to even on the day. He lands his tee shot on the fringe and lets it release towards the back right pin for a tap-in birdie. Really nothing much to say here, just a perfect shot at the right time to keep his round in check. The miss on Thursday was right and the same holds true today as Tiger loses another one off the tee, this time into the gallery, and without a helpful kick off a tree. That’ll be about 14 feet for par but he doesn’t give it the credit it deserves and misses on the right. He’s a long way from the green but he’s at least got a shot at it. He came away with a pretty good lie and actually had a shot at the flag from 138 yards out but he left it short, maybe a club short. It hit a tree and kicked back to the left in the rough towards the fairway. Misses this one from eight feet on the amateur side, just didn’t pair the pace with the line. He stuffed his tee shot at the par-3 16th, canned his first 20-plus footer of the round on No. It’s early and cold, so easing into the round with an iron and leaving a clean shot from the fairway was smart. Playing alongside good friends Rory McIlroy and Justin Thomas for the first two rounds, Woods birdied his final three holes on Thursday for a 2-under 69 to put himself in position to make the weekend cut.

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Genesis Invitational 2023: Tiger Woods opens with 69, trails Max ... (Economic Times)

On Tuesday, Tiger Woods assured reporters that making shots wasn't an issue. And he went out and demonstrated that on Thursday.

Woods took off his right shoe several occasions throughout the round to alter his ankle brace and sock. The Adani Group will seek to refinance about $1.2 billion worth of foreign-currency bonds ahead of maturity and prune discretionary capital expenditure, key finance executives at the conglomerate told investors during a conference call late Thursday. He continued to walk with a tiny hiccup throughout the whole round as he tried to relieve pressure on his right ankle. It was anticipated that Woods would struggle on the back nine given his physical condition. [Riviera Country Club](/topic/riviera-country-club)clubhouse is rather steep. Woods battled for crucial parts throughout the course of more than five hours, recovered from three bogeys, and finished with a flurry of legendary shots that completely altered the tone of his game.

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Will Tiger Woods make the cut at Riviera? Latest news from 2023 ... (NBC Sports Bay Area)

Tiger Woods finished two-under par after the first round at the 2023 Genesis Invitational. Will that score be good enough for Tiger to make it to the ...

The 132-player field projects to have a cut line of even par. [two top 10-ranked golfers](https://www.pgatour.com/stats/detail/186) in the world, Rory McIlroy (No. Woods is set to tee off this morning at 7:24 a.m. PT (10:24 a.m. The 82-time PGA Tour winner sits six shots off tournament leader Keith Mitchell. Here's a look at where Woods stands and what the projected cut line is at Riviera before the weekend:

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Tiger Woods' tone-deaf prank puts damper on otherwise thrilling day (Golf.com)

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.

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Watch Tiger Woods nearly make a hole-in-one at Riviera (GolfDigest.com)

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.

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Highlights: Tiger Woods' second round of the Genesis Invitational at ... (Golf Channel)

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.

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Tiger Woods' prank draws wide range of reaction from social media (GolfDigest.com)

Tiger Woods' return to the PGA Tour caught the sports world by storm on Thursday. However, a prank that Woods played on Justin Thomas became the story a day ...

However, a prank that Woods played on Justin Thomas became the story a day later. “If I offended anyone that was not the case," he said. If I offended anyone, I’m sorry.”

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Tiger Woods remains 2-under at Genesis Invitational midway ... (The Athletic)

Tiger Woods shot even-par through the first nine holes of his second round at the Genesis Invitational on Friday to remain at 2-under on the tournament.

Opting to putt, Woods tried to skirt a 70-foot putt along the left edge of the bunker, but instead caught the edge of the bowl and saw his ball careen into the bunker. The birdie brought him back to even on the day. Having opened Friday on Riviera’s back nine, Woods arrived at the 17th at 1-over on the day. Woods will look back on Friday and remember a handful of missed birdie opportunities on the front on those mistakes on the back. Seeing his driver finish in a fairway bunker, he was forced to loft a shot into the fairway on the 604-yard par-5. On a brighter note, Woods showed his still plays with enough power to compete, ranking T22 in driving distance, averaging over 300 yards off the tee. Tiger’s stats carry all the telltale signs of a player knocking off a lot of rust. All that said, while Woods hit the ball well at times in Friday’s second round, he was stifled by a two-way miss with the putter on his front nine and a few mental mistakes on the back. At the time of Woods’ finish, Mitchell had completed Round 2 and Morikawa was on No. The biggest positive, perhaps, is that following a Thursday afternoon finish, Woods turned around for a Friday morning start and made it through another 18 at Riviera without looking overly labored or aching. The 47-year-old has appeared in three major tournaments since a February 2021 rollover car crash in which he sustained multiple serious leg injuries. - Keith Mitchell and Collin Morikawa lead the tournament, shooting 9-under.

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'Not the prettiest': Tiger Woods' new secret weapon, explained (GolfDigest.com)

Tiger Woods is battling a series of injuries, but off the tee, he's found a new shot he can work with. Let's break it down.

It gives enough power to get the ball out there, enough accuracy to keep it in play. He's [switched golf ball to complement this new strategy.](https://www.golfdigest.com/story/tiger-woods-ball-switch-genesis-invitational) But opting for a fade for most of his tee shots simply gives Tiger more margin for error. [occasionally to his detriment](https://www.golfdigest.com/story/tiger-woods-tempo-golf-swing) — Tiger's new move has become more upper body-centric. "It wasn't the prettiest, it wasn't the most consistent, but it's all I could do. I'll let my hands be the guide," he said of his swing starting in 2018.

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Tiger Woods apologizes for handing tampon to Justin Thomas ... (USA TODAY)

Tiger Woods apologized Friday for handing fellow golfer Justin Thomas a tampon after outdriving him Thursday at the Genesis Invitational.

It was not intended to be that way. He finished Friday one shot over par for the event after shooting a 3-over round Friday. “It was supposed to be all fun and games and obviously it hasn’t turned out that way,” Woods told reporters.

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Tiger Woods apologized for tampon 'prank' after backlash (Yahoo Sports)

Tiger Woods slipped Justin Thomas a tampon after outdriving him in the opening round of the Genesis Invitational on Thursday.

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Tiger Woods apologizes for prank during Genesis Invitational (ESPN)

Tiger Woods apologized Friday for what he called a prank on playing partner Justin Thomas during the first round of the Genesis Invitational on Thursday.

"Yeah, it was supposed to be all fun and games and obviously it hasn't turned out that way," Woods said. "It was not intended to be that way. Thomas immediately dropped it to the ground, and Woods put his arm around Thomas' shoulder as they laughed.

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Tiger Woods in jeopardy of missing the cut at Genesis Invitational (The Washington Post)

Tiger Woods finished with three bogeys on his final four holes Friday and is in danger of missing the cut.

And then middle part of the round I could’ve turned it around a little bit and I did not.” “I could’ve easily got off to a very hot start and I did not. “It was supposed to be all fun and games, but obviously it hasn’t turned out that way,” Woods said of the gesture. It was not intended to be that way.” Reflecting on his second-round performance Friday, Woods said he misjudged the wind on Nos. Then, obviously, I had a very bad finish too.”

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Tiger Woods apologizes for prank during Genesis Invitational (ESPN)

Tiger Woods apologized Friday for what he called a prank on playing partner Justin Thomas during the first round of the Genesis Invitational on Thursday.

"Yeah, it was supposed to be all fun and games and obviously it hasn't turned out that way," Woods said. "It was not intended to be that way. Thomas immediately dropped it to the ground, and Woods put his arm around Thomas' shoulder as they laughed.

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Golf: Tiger Woods shoots 74, in danger of missing Genesis cut (The Straits Times)

US golfer Tiger Woods reacts after putting on the 7th hole during round 2 of the Genesis Invitational at the Riviera Country Club in Los Angeles, ...

While Thomas shot a second-round 73, he is 1 under through two rounds and more than likely to make the cut. After his tee shot landed at the front end of the green, 71 feet from the pin, Woods tried to putt and watched his ball trickle into the bunker. “I mean, I was trying to give myself a chance at making par and at worst bogey. Woods went on to par the next six holes before bogeying three of his last four. 13, before recovering with his best shot of the day at the par-3 14th. Just didn’t make the putts early and the middle part of the round when I had those opportunities.”

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Tiger Woods stumbles to 74 on Friday at Riviera, needs help to play ... (GolfDigest.com)

Woods is looking to make the cut on tour for the first time since the 2022 PGA Championship.

Woods was 10 shots off the lead (Keith Mitchell maintained his overnight lead with a 69 moving him to nine under) when he finished Friday at lunchtime, but it’s more about those beneath Woods on the leaderboard. Woods has not played weekend golf since the Saturday of last year’s PGA Championship, when he made the cut at Southern Hills only to withdraw injured before the final round. “If I chipped it up on top, there's a chance that it could actually come back to the front part of the green,” Woods said of the decision to putt around, rather than chip it over, the bunker. Then the middle part of the round I could have turned it around a little bit, and I did not.” Among those was putting it straight into the famed bunker in the middle of the green on the par-3 sixth, one of three back-nine bogeys that halted his momentum. 10 Friday morning, Woods battled to an even par front nine with birdies at the par-3 14th and par-5 17th.

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Photos | Tiger Woods competes at the Genesis Invitational (Los Angeles Times)

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.

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Golf: Tiger Woods says sorry after on-course tampon joke prompts ... (The Straits Times)

Tiger Woods (left) handing a tampon to flight-mate Justin Thomas during the first round of The Genesis Invitational on Thursday. PHOTO: AFP. Updated.

“The hill caught it more than I thought it would and ended up in a bunker,” he said. At the ninth, he missed the fairway and came up in a greenside bunker. His putt up was pulled into the pot bunker in the middle of the green and he wound up with a bogey. “The shoes keep changing, the socks keep changing. “I’ve had so many surgeries that the ankle just keeps changing, the leg keeps changing,” he said. We play pranks on one another all the time.”

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Tiger Woods right on the cut line at Genesis Invitational (Yahoo Sports)

But for whatever reason, the 47-year-old ran out of gas at Riviera Country Club early on Friday afternoon. Woods made three bogeys in his final four holes to ...

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Genesis cut projections: Will Tiger Woods play the weekend? (Golf.com)

Tiger Woods shot 74 on Friday at the Genesis Invitational, putting his chances of making the cut (and playing the weekend) in flux.

[Data Golf](https://datagolf.com/live-model/pga-tour) gives Woods a better than three-in-four chance of making it to the weekend. At one over, he has a chance of making the cut, but we’ll have to wait and see what the afternoon wave does. ET), with the last members of the afternoon wave just starting their second round, Just didn’t make the putts early and the middle part of the round when I had those opportunities. And they weren’t very hard putts, I just hit bad putts and obviously had a very bad finish, too.” He bogeyed three of his last four, including his last two holes, to shoot 74.

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Tiger Woods apologizes for tampon joke he made mid-round with ... (Golf.com)

Tiger Woods apologized Friday for his controversial attempt at humor during Thursday's round, which involved Justin Thomas and a tampon.

[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/) Then it became background to a viral tweet about [what Woods did shortly after teeing off on the 9th hole](https://golf.com/news/tiger-woods-tone-deaf-prank-genesis-invitational/), for which he apologized on Friday. “Yeah, it was supposed to be all fun and games and obviously it hasn’t turned out that way,” Woods said.

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Tiger Woods makes the cut at Genesis Invitational with Max Homa ... (The Guardian)

Woods finishes second day with three bogeys for a 74 and Homa leading after some big par saves for 3-under 68.

“That’s arguably the best bounce I’ve seen in person my whole golf career and it would be hard to beat in the future.” Rahm has nine consecutive Top 10s dating to September, four of those victories, and he is close to returning to No 1 in the world. His round ended with trouble off the tee that led to bogey, but he had no complaints at 11-under 131 and his name atop the leaderboard. Rory McIlroy had a 69 and was four back. He made it on the number. He was at 1-over 143, leaving him 11 shots behind leader Max Homa, but certain to make the cut when the second round is completed Saturday morning.

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Tiger Woods score: Legend makes cut despite inconsistent Round 2 ... (CBSSports.com)

Tiger Woods will be around for the weekend at the 2023 Genesis Invitational. Turning in a 3-over 74 on Friday was how Woods followed up his opening round of ...

Late mistakes jeopardized his place in the field for the second half of this tournament, but as the difficulty of Riviera increased on Friday, Woods was ultimately able to find himself a weekend tee time. After putting his second into the bunker, Woods converted a slippery 5-foot bogey putt to remain in red figures at 1 under. The putter began to cooperate in the middle stretch of his back nine, but unfortunately for Woods, this was met with subpar approach play. Bogeys ensued on the following two holes as Woods dropped to even par and just inside the projected cut line. Turning in a 3-over 74 on Friday was how Woods followed up his opening round of 2-under 69 from Thursday to remain inside the top 65 at 1 over. Hitting his approach shots inside 8 feet on both holes, the 47-year-old was unable to convert either chance as a cold putter matched the chilly California temperatures early.

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