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Tiger Woods and the too soft mattress
Tiger Woods’ most fierce battle this week won’t be with his playing competitors, the course, or the legend of Jack Nicklaus — it will be with an overly cushioned hotel mattress. The first leg of the PGA Tour’s Playoffs, The Barclays at Liberty National, has yet to commence, and Woods has already added to his long list of physical ailments.
He woke up Wednesday morning with a stiff neck and back, citing a soft hotel mattress as the culprit.
“It was stiff this morning after a soft bed,” Woods said. “Just one of those things, sleeping in hotels and I didn’t want to push it, so just took it easy.”
He played only 9-holes in Wednesday’s Pro-Am, and chipped and putted during the other nine. The nagging neck and back injuries add to a recent elbow injury that plagued him throughout the U.S. Open and into the British Open. It remains to be seen whether health will play a factor in this week’s in Jersey City.
Last time the Tour stopped at Liberty National, Woods finished in second-place, and went on to claim his second FedExCup title.
“Any time you can add up and have the most points at the end of the year, it’s a pretty good year,” said Woods, when asked what a third title would mean.
This year, Woods heads into the Playoffs as a good bet to win the race for the title, with a commanding lead in points and five PGA Tour wins in 2013. He won the 2008 U.S. Open at Torrey Pines on one leg, but will need a better sleeping arrangement in order to prevail this week.
When asked if he got a new bed, he said, smiling, “What do you think?”
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Photos from the 2024 PGA Championship
GolfWRX is on site this week at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky, for the PGA Championship.
While we see fewer equipment changes and new gear seeding at major championships, we get a look at custom gear and looks into the bags of players we rarely see, which is just as exciting. In the case of the PGA Championship, this means a look at the gear some of the PGA Professionals who qualified for the tournament will be gaming, and LIV players, such as Jon Rahm and Patrick Reed.
Check out links to all our albums from Valhalla below and check back throughout the week as we continue to update.
General Albums
WITB Albums
- Michael Block – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Patrick Reed – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Cam Smith – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Brooks Koepka – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Josh Speight – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Takumi Kanaya – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Kyle Mendoza – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Adrian Meronk – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Jordan Smith – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Jeremy Wells – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Jared Jones – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- John Somers – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Larkin Gross – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Tracy Phillips – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Jon Rahm – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Keita Nakajima – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Kazuma Kobori – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- David Puig – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Ryan Van Velzen – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Brad Marek – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Chris Gotterup – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Rich Beem WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Phil Mickelson – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Matt Dobyns – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Lucas Herbert – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Jason Dufner – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- John Daly – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Taylor Gooch – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Dean Burmester – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Joaquin Niemann – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Dustin Johnson – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
Pullout Albums
- Ping putter covers – 2024 PGA Championship
- Bettinardi covers – 2024 PGA Championship
- Cameron putter covers – 2024 PGA Championship
- Max Homa – Titleist 2 wood – 2024 PGA Championship
- Scotty Cameron experimental putter shaft by UST – 2024 PGA Championship
- Joaquin Niemann – new Ping putter – 2024 PGA Championship
- Brooks Koepka’s new Cameron putter – 2024 PGA Championship
- Rickie Fowler’s Cobra bag and Aerojet driver – 2024 PGA Championship
- Super Stroke grip – 2024 PGA Championship
- Tiger Woods – 2024 PGA Championship
- Michael Block’s new TaylorMade “Proto” 7-iron, from address – 2024 PGA Championship
- Odyssey putter covers – 2024 PGA Championship
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Photos from the 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
GolfWRX is live this week at the Wells Fargo Championship as a field of the world’s best golfers descend upon Charlotte, North Carolina, hoping to tame the beast that is Quail Hollow Club in this Signature Event — only Scottie Scheffler, who is home awaiting the birth of his first child, is absent.
From the grounds at Quail Hollow, we have our usual assortment of general galleries and WITBs — including a look at left-hander Akshay Bhatia’s setup. Among the pullout albums, we have a look inside Cobra’s impressive new tour truck for you to check out. Also featured is a special look at Quail Hollow king, Rory McIlroy.
Be sure to check back throughout the week as we add more galleries.
General Albums
- 2024 Wells Fargo Championship – Monday #1
- 2024 Wells Fargo Championship – Tuesday #1
- 2024 Wells Fargo Championship – Tuesday #2
WITB Albums
- Akshay Bhatia – WITB – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Matthieu Pavon – WITB – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Keegan Bradley – WITB – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Webb Simpson – WITB – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Emiliano Grillo – WITB – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Taylor Pendrith – WITB – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Kevin Tway – WITB – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
Pullout Albums
- New Cobra equipment truck – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Rory McIlroy – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- New Cobra equipment truck – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Eric Cole’s custom Cameron putter – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Custom Cameron putter – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Matt Kuchar’s custom Bettinardi – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Justin Thomas – driver change – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Rickie Fowler – putter change – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Rickie Fowler’s new custom Odyssey Jailbird 380 putter – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Tommy Fleetwood testing a TaylorMade Spider Tour X (with custom neck) – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Cobra Darkspeed Volition driver – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
See what GolfWRXers are saying about our Wells Fargo Championship photos in the forums.
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Photos from the 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
GolfWRX is on site this week in McKinney, Texas, at the 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson (FKA the AT&T Byron Nelson).
Last year at TPC Craig Ranch, Jason Day ended a five-year winless streak. J-Day is in the field again, as are Jordan Spieth, Tom Kim, and Will Zalatoris.
We have our usual assortment of general galleries, WITBs, and pullout albums for your perusal. As always, we’ll continue to add links to additional albums as they make their way to us from the Lone Star State.
Check out links to all our photos below.
General Albums
- 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson – Monday #1
- 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson – Monday #2
- 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson – Tuesday #1
- 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson – Tuesday #2
- 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson – Tuesday #3
WITB Albums
- Pierceson Coody – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Kris Kim – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- David Nyfjall – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Adrien Dumont de Chassart – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Jarred Jetter – North Texas PGA Section Champ – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Richy Werenski – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Wesley Bryan – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Parker Coody – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Peter Kuest – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Blaine Hale, Jr. – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Kelly Kraft – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Rico Hoey – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
Pullout Albums
- Adam Scott’s 2 new custom L.A.B. Golf putters – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Scotty Cameron putters – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Ben Griffin playing Maxfli golf ball
See what GolfWRXers are saying in the forums.
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mattress
Sep 3, 2013 at 5:56 pm
I never mattress could really affect a game. But I think next time he should carry his own mattress. Just to be sure.
tyro
Aug 28, 2013 at 2:26 pm
Dude! I know exactly what he means. If I get too soft of a mattress, my back is toast the next day.
Sean
Aug 25, 2013 at 5:48 pm
Now we are talking about the kind of mattress TW sleeps on? 🙂
John Rambo
Aug 25, 2013 at 12:05 am
And that soft mattress’s name is Lindsey Vonn. Eveyone has laid on her.
chowchow
Aug 23, 2013 at 4:19 pm
I see golfwrx selectively selects(edits)who one can write bad about. Like who has had adulterous affairs. OK to rip TW(Tiger Woods) but not this TW(Tome Watson)? Why not equal bad mouthing MOD? Please post so we all can read about, how you decide what posts get posted? Why is Tom Watson and Phil Mickelson such sacred cows? Wrong doing is wrong doing!
Marc
Aug 23, 2013 at 1:01 pm
He flies in his own plane, it has room for a mattress I’m sure. Just bring one with…I’m sure the hotel will send someone to get it.
Brian
Aug 23, 2013 at 12:15 pm
They already said yesterday that the room service replaced his mattress in his his room the night after he made the comments . If I was playing golf for 10million bucks I would sleep on whatever the heck I wanted
Randall
Aug 23, 2013 at 11:20 am
How soft were the mattresses he slept with the strippers on?
CS
Aug 22, 2013 at 4:51 pm
This is exactly why a bunch of touring pros have RVs that go with them from stop to stop.
adam
Aug 22, 2013 at 1:43 pm
Really guys??? From a guy with a picky back I have been through the same thing at hotels before and it’s even worse when you are there to play golf. This could happen to anyone. I believe the man. Also believe he picks up another W this week! Haters or not!
Colin Gillbanks
Aug 22, 2013 at 12:09 pm
‘Tiger Woods and the too soft mattress’ – Sounds like a title for a film.
Next in the series – ‘Tiger Woods and the sugar-free popsicle’.
Soft
Aug 22, 2013 at 3:21 am
It’s because Lindsey wasn’t there to hold him.
Jack
Aug 21, 2013 at 11:49 pm
With his money, he can just buy a new bed at each stop.
Ben
Aug 22, 2013 at 3:40 pm
With his money, he can just buy a new house at each stop 🙂
Dakota Jones
Aug 21, 2013 at 11:17 pm
If Tiger pays me $60,000 a year plus business expenses I would gladly carry his personal mattress around from tournament to tournament lol.