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Tiger Woods withdrew from the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational after hitting his tee shot on hole No. 9. The driver swing, which sent the ball left of the fairway, left him grimacing and bending over in pain.

He was 3-over par for the round when he was escorted off the course from the tee in a cart.

According to a post-round interview in the parking lot, where Woods was seen gingerly changing his shoes using the trunk of his car for support, the injury occurred on the second shot of the par-5 second hole. He hit an iron shot from an awkward lie on the lip of a fairway bunker, and fell back into the bunker off balance.

“It happened on the second hole when I hit my second shot, I fell back into the bunker, I just jarred it, and it’s been spasming ever since,” Woods said, according to a statement released after he exited the course. “It’s just the whole lower back. I don’t know what happened.”

According to other reports, Woods said the injury is a different pain, in a different spot than the back injury for which he had surgery earlier this year, and does not know how the injury will affect his participation in the PGA Championship, or any tournaments going forward.

After making birdie on No. 1, Woods hit a slew of poor shots throughout the remainder of his shortened round.

Woods chunked his iron shot into the pond in front of the green on No. 3, leading to a bogey. He then hit another poor iron shot from the tee on No. 5, par 3, that barely reached the fairway, but Woods managed to save par on the hole. On No. 6, Woods hit his second shot into a concession stand, and on No. 7 he hit his greenside bunker shot thin, which sent the ball over the green on the par 3. That lead to scores of bogey, double bogey, respectively on those holes.

The next tournament on Woods’ schedule is the PGA Championship next week at Valhalla, the season’s final major championship.

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He played on the Hawaii Pacific University Men's Golf team and earned a Masters degree in Communications. He also played college golf at Rutgers University, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism.

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88 Comments

  1. Pat M

    Aug 7, 2014 at 2:55 pm

    Graham DeLaet said his recovery was 18 months. Tiger rushed it or something else. Either his doctor should be charged with malpriactice or Tiger does not listen to anyone. Stupid.

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    • tessie

      Aug 8, 2014 at 5:48 pm

      Golf is a sport for gentlemen not animals lacking self control. Tiger Woods should never have compared himself with Jack Nicklaus…

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  2. Welcome1

    Aug 5, 2014 at 10:51 am

    Sad when the golfing community has to talk about Tiger Woods all the time.

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  3. al

    Aug 4, 2014 at 8:07 pm

    We don’t even know what kind of back surgery Tiger had so speculation so when the pundits say that he came back too soon, they are really talking out of their arse.

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  4. MK

    Aug 4, 2014 at 6:30 pm

    Haha another thread where 99.9% of the posts are Tiger bashing. They should rename this site to wehatetigerwoods.com

    Bunch of hacks.

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  5. Brad B

    Aug 4, 2014 at 6:18 pm

    Just my opinion ….

    The headline is a bit misleading. While we know it’s a back injury, “re-injures surgically repaired back” suggests the injury is to that which was surgically repaired. Right now, we don’t know that’s the case – the story suggests some sort of muscle injury, not a disc issue.

    Hoping that’s the case.

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    • Fred

      Aug 6, 2014 at 12:27 am

      I believe Tiger has stated that the problem is not with the surgically repaired area of his back.

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  6. Sven Olsen

    Aug 4, 2014 at 3:16 pm

    I have always liked Tiger, but he has deteriorated these past years – and it is strange, that his old injury shows up, when he is playing badly.

    Sad to see this – really! Tiger used to be a grand sportsman, but now?

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  7. Dan

    Aug 4, 2014 at 1:48 pm

    One thing I don’t quite understand is that if you are Tiger Woods, you just came off major back surgery, why would you risk further injury by playing such a shot. Chip it into the fairway and get off the edge of the bunker. What difference is one shot going to make when you are that far off the pace?

    I think that its all very curious, but I guess it serves its purpose. He gets to miss the PGA, which he definitely would not have contended at, perhaps miss the cut. It solves his inability to make the Fed Ex cup and also spares him being left off the Ryder Cup team.

    “He’s Hurt” End of discussion.

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    • Fred

      Aug 4, 2014 at 2:48 pm

      Guess he just made Tom Watson’s decision on Tiger’s appearance at the Ryder Cup a lot easier. Unless he could have straightened out his drives by then, he [probably would have just embarrassed himself anyway, not to mention the US team. Would still like to see Phil play.

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      • Sven Olsen

        Aug 4, 2014 at 3:17 pm

        Tom Watson made the right decision, no doubt about it, and I, too, would like to see Phil on the team

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      • talljohn777

        Aug 4, 2014 at 4:35 pm

        Tiger has never driven the ball in the fairway during his entire career. So, what is your point about his needing to drive it straight now???

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        • MHendon

          Aug 4, 2014 at 4:40 pm

          Tiger was the best driver in the game early in his career when he was under Butch’s tutelage playing that fade.

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          • Pat M

            Aug 7, 2014 at 3:04 pm

            He should go back to Butch but I guess that is over. He is probably done.

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        • Fred

          Aug 6, 2014 at 12:33 am

          My point is this: when he continually hits the ball into the rough and in and around sand traps, it puts undo pressure on his back to get the ball back into play. Believe he proved this point when he hurt himself with that awkward stance he used to hit the ball situated in the rough above the bunker Sunday. He stated that that was when his back started hurting him again.

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      • MHendon

        Aug 4, 2014 at 4:36 pm

        Hell Phil’s just as crooked with the driver.

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    • Brad B

      Aug 4, 2014 at 6:37 pm

      Your first paragraph makes all kinds of sense … the second does not, suggesting as it does that Tiger really isn’t that badly hurt, that he’s using a convenient “out” to avoid not making the playoffs, not getting selected for the Ryder Cup team, etc.

      You don’t win 14 majors running from a challenge.

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      • Dan

        Aug 5, 2014 at 9:57 am

        Challenge? This man is waaaay past challenges. Its all about image control for Tiger IMO. He bullies and manipulates the press, and appears to be functioning on bravado. His quotes are clearly fantastic (“I’m getting more explosive”, “I expect to win this week”, “I’m getting stronger and faster” and of course “I just need more reps”etc etc).

        What does he have to gain by playing? He wont contend at the PGA. If he doesn’t win, he gets left off the Fed Ex Cup. If he doesn’t play the Fed Ex, Watson leaves him off, if he hasn’t already.

        Its obvious to all that he came back waaaay too early. Whether he really thought he could win a Major or its just the way this guy thinks, that he’s a special case and can buck the odds is debatable. Maybe he’s so twisted about get 19 majors, that he did something foolish.

        I think its all very convenient, but one thing is clear, he needs to sit the rest of the season out. He not doing himself any good and he would only hurt the US RC team.

        Oh, the drama!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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      • Fred

        Aug 6, 2014 at 12:36 am

        A lot of people thought he was faking it when he won the `08 U.S. Open while hobbling around on a bad knee. That stopped when he landed on the operating table less than a week later.

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    • Philip

      Aug 4, 2014 at 11:24 pm

      I never understood the shot. He only hit it 90 yards. He could of punched it with an iron or even his 5W and not have to fall back into the bunker behind him. He was only 147 yards from the hole so all he needed to do was to get the ball in play and not land it in the bunker in front. He even could of stood partially in the bunker and punched it to the immediate left – would of left maybe 140 yards.

      He did hit the bunker pretty hard though when he landed in it.

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  8. JEFF

    Aug 4, 2014 at 11:57 am

    BOO HOO..IM PLAYING BAD SO I QUITE…..WHAT A JOKE!TAKE THE $AND RUN LITTLE KITTY!

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    • Chuck

      Aug 4, 2014 at 1:59 pm

      Tiger is a effing joke! Exactly what I said, playing like crap so I’ll just withdraw using an excuse about his back… Although he was grabbing his knee but who cares! He’s been done since 2009, after Elin beat him with a club!!! Hahaha

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      • Christosterone

        Aug 4, 2014 at 2:05 pm

        He won 5 tournaments last year including the Players. Youre right, total joke.

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      • Fred

        Aug 4, 2014 at 2:44 pm

        Didn’t Jason Day withdraw because he wasn’t playing well?

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        • Rich

          Aug 5, 2014 at 12:01 am

          No one knows. This website (nor any other) didn’t even bother reporting his withdrawal let alone why. A reoccuracne of his hand/thumb injury would be my guess. Yet we know all about boofhead.

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  9. Kim

    Aug 4, 2014 at 10:50 am

    The next big Tiger news will be the firing of Sean Foley so Tiger has an excuse. The only major teacher he has not used is David Leadbetter, so watch for him in the Tiger camp. Tiger must adjust, smooth it out there 280-300 and win the big tournaments on iron play and experience, but he will not match Jack. If no majors in the next two years, he will retire.

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    • Christosterone

      Aug 4, 2014 at 1:46 pm

      Sean Foley should be put in shackles for changing Tiger’s short game.
      This is tantamount to retouching the Mona Lisa.

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      • Pat M

        Aug 7, 2014 at 3:06 pm

        LOL! Tiger is his own worst enemy. Fires Hank Haney and Stevie. Has his back operated on and comes back early. He **was** a good golfer but he lacks any common sense.

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  10. KK

    Aug 4, 2014 at 10:08 am

    First time I think this is something Tiger may not overcome.

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  11. Mark

    Aug 4, 2014 at 9:09 am

    The fascination with Tiger amazes & disappoints me. He has been an incredible golfer but I am totally over him. I am also over Fox Sports. In the 3rd round Scott shot the equal lowest score 65 & what did Tiger shoot?…72. How many times did I see Scott (who also happened to be at that time No.1) on the telecast? I saw him hit 1 approach shot & a few putts but nothing until the 16th hole, unless I missed something earlier somehow. How many times did they go to Tiger?…I don’t know as I lost count. What a load of XXXXing BS!! I don’t want to see Scott when he’s playing crap or anyone else for that matter so why do we have to look at Tiger? The director calling the camera shots is obviously a fxxxwit & wants to sleep with Tiger.

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    • Captain Oblivious

      Aug 4, 2014 at 9:38 am

      I must agree. Fox Sports’ coverage was miserable. In fact, they never showed one single bit of the tournament in my area.

      But, that could have been because it was televised on CBS.

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      • Robeli

        Aug 4, 2014 at 11:46 am

        Captain Oblivious, are you one of those that thinks everything revolves around USA? Or do you not realize that there is more than just CBS? In Australia and other parts of the world, Fox Sports is THE main sport channel. Just a little education to think a little ‘outside the box’.

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        • ken

          Aug 4, 2014 at 1:10 pm

          Uhh. CBS has the domestic(USA) rights to this particular event.
          Now, if your Fox Sports affiliate picks up the coverage, fine.
          It’s STILL CBS’ deal.
          Quite frankly, you are posting to a US based website, to a US based audience. And your problem is?

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          • Robeli

            Aug 4, 2014 at 4:07 pm

            As if a USA based website cannot be accessed from overseas and have non-USA members. HAHA!

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      • Fred

        Aug 4, 2014 at 11:51 am

        Captain: my understanding was that if the tournament wasn’t being covered by the Golf Channel, it was on CBS. I wasn’t aware that FOX had anything to do with the Bridgestone tournament.

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      • Mark

        Aug 5, 2014 at 6:35 am

        You are correct Captain. I should have just mentioned the coverage, not what network it was as on..however, you get the drift of my comment. What dry wit you have 🙂

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    • Fred

      Aug 4, 2014 at 11:47 am

      Speaking as someone who’s worked in sports television, I can assure you that it’s all about viewership. Like it or not, more people care about what Tiger is doing than any other player on the tour. Period. The networks know this. The Masters suffered a 50% loss in viewers because Tiger wasn’t there. Sponsors don’t like that; it’s not good for business. Bottom line: regardless of how well he’s playing, the network will keep Tiger on the air, and viewers will keep watching. It will be interesting to see how many tune into the PGA if Tiger isn’t there.

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      • ken

        Aug 4, 2014 at 1:17 pm

        Firday Ratings were a 1.6 in 2014 vs 2.5 in 2013..Yes Tiger moves the needle.
        I think after this incident, that will begin to wane.
        Tiger may very well not recovery from this.

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      • MHendon

        Aug 4, 2014 at 4:45 pm

        Sad but true. Just goes to show most viewers are Tiger fans not fans of the game.

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        • Rich

          Aug 4, 2014 at 11:56 pm

          I think people are tuning in to see the train wreck as much as anything else now.

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        • Mark

          Aug 5, 2014 at 6:39 am

          +1 MHendon

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  12. jim

    Aug 4, 2014 at 7:55 am

    If his back was in spasm, or he had some sciatica as well there is no way he can swing a golf club. Unless you’ve had back problems there is no way to explain the unbelievable pain that it causes and how much swinging a golf club hurts even more. And it doesn’t take much to create the problem either, sometimes just hitting a jarring shot can do it and you’re done. However if he had the surgery then he most likely should be fine in 3-4 days, unless it’s something worse then longer. And the working out is actually very good for the back as a strong core helps to support the back difficulties. It isn’t hurting Rory to get in much better shape is it? Hopefully Tiger can come back and be respectable on the course, but getting to 18 majors is not looking too good any more.

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  13. Rich

    Aug 4, 2014 at 4:33 am

    So still no story about Rory’s win. I bet if this bloke won there would have been a story about it in 2 seconds. I guess it’s official. This website has now been transformed into TigerWRX.

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  14. carl marcus

    Aug 3, 2014 at 11:28 pm

    Of course he is faking, finally Faldo calls him on it.
    Here is the proof: When he is “injured” and playing poorly he quits. When he is “injured” and playing well he continues.
    I am to the point where I don’t even believe he had the surgery. Who the heck comes back from BACK SURGERY in THREE MONTHS!? No one!
    I understand how much money he brings into the game, but enough is enough.
    By the way, I don’t understand why he cares so much that he can’t perform anymore? He has NOTHING to prove! He has 14 MAJORS!
    If I were Woods, I’d try to patch things up with Butch Harmon – I think he could back on track of he did.

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  15. Jack

    Aug 3, 2014 at 11:27 pm

    He has so many excuses, I’m not a cowboys fan but I watched Emmitt Smith play with a dislocated shoulder, getting tackled by NFL linemen, Rory is the new Man!

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    • Fred

      Aug 4, 2014 at 12:03 pm

      Yes, and if you ask most physicians how smart it was for Smith to play with a dislocated shoulder, they would say the team docs were stupid for letting him do it – that is, if it was really dislocated. The Giants went after his shoulder on every play he ran. Did the Cowboys really need a win so bad that they would let the best running back in the game at that time play with a dislocated shoulder? To this day, there are sports medicine docs who don’t believe it was dislocated – the pain would have been too distracting.

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  16. nikkyd

    Aug 3, 2014 at 10:42 pm

    Hey man. An aching back is a big deal. Not a fan of tigers character, but had i been there, i woulda helped the guy to his car. A bad back is nothing to joke around with

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  17. Roger

    Aug 3, 2014 at 10:06 pm

    He is finally finished, done! What a whimp can’t tuff it out….quitter:(

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    • Double Mocha Man

      Aug 3, 2014 at 10:42 pm

      I’m not a Tiger fan at all. I was once. But a bad back is the real thing… and it is so crucial to the golf swing. He may, in fact, be done. But he’s not whimping out. He wants to be there. He wants to win.

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  18. kyle

    Aug 3, 2014 at 9:49 pm

    Funny how he can fight through a “broke” leg to win a major but when he is sucking it up he can’t finish a round and withdraws. Please Rory keep winning so there’s more to talk about than the princess.

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    • Jeff Trigger

      Aug 4, 2014 at 10:19 am

      As someone who was in a car accident that required knee surgery and a back brace, I can tell you for a fact, that the back hurt a lot worse than the knee, and my knee had to be put back together. The knee hurt for a month. I still have back pains, and when it flares up, forget golf, I can’t even stand over it.

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  19. Rcalfo

    Aug 3, 2014 at 9:27 pm

    Why does he continue to believe a large muscular frame is great for golf. Where is the spider monkey guy? He’s terrible swinging the club. Woodland is not great. Stopping continuing this Navy seal delusion and realize you are a golfer. No one believes you could ever be a soldier, you have been pampered your whole life. It’s funny about the steroid, hgh talk. He looks just like bonds, McGuire, and arod, small skinny hard gainers that now look like massive beasts. That’s not just weight lifting when your body doesn’t naturally gravitate towards large muscular build

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    • Fred

      Aug 4, 2014 at 12:06 pm

      Have you ever seen Tiger in person? He doesn’t come across as being that big.

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      • MHendon

        Aug 4, 2014 at 4:51 pm

        That’s the thing with television, it’s hard to really judge how big someone is. I to thought Tiger looks kind of small in person, but then I am 6 foot 235. No but really what makes him appear big on TV is how small his waist is. I’d say it’s no bigger than 30 inches about the same as mine was at 12.

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  20. sean

    Aug 3, 2014 at 8:43 pm

    Well Well Well yes i am not a Tiger fan but cmon you just can’t ignore the fact the back gets attention after errant shots do you think for one minute if after the sand shot he goes birdie birdie birdie he would withdraw NO way. he’s got a poor attitude always has and why he should never be deserving of breaking a true winners legacy.Tiger grow up your a selfish ego maniac and you learned it from your father just ask around he was a chump as well most of the time.

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    • Curt

      Aug 4, 2014 at 11:23 am

      Talking about someone’s dead father is really off limits, a__hole!

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      • MHendon

        Aug 4, 2014 at 4:52 pm

        I agree his father came across as a class act to me.

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  21. Rich

    Aug 3, 2014 at 8:36 pm

    What? No story about Jason Day’s WD? I can’t believe it!

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  22. Joseph

    Aug 3, 2014 at 6:36 pm

    Tiger has to take a good hard look at what he wants his legacy to be. His body can no longer withstand the violent nature of his swing mechanics. He talks of needing to be more explosive ? He needs to understand he’s 38 and no longer a 25 year old. McElroy is going to bomb it by him regardless of what he does getting some strength back. A new game plan is in order. Keep the ball in play, 280 off the tee with a great iron game and solid putting is his only chance of playing another 5 years and winning some more tourney’s.

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    • Brian

      Aug 3, 2014 at 8:09 pm

      agree with everything you say – I just don’t think it’s in his DNA –

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    • Jack

      Aug 3, 2014 at 11:16 pm

      Yeah, just take a half swing every time. Good luck with that. Athletes are not like us. Their swings are much more powerful, and thus more stressful on the body. Not to mention they’ve done it many more times than any normal human would. This is not looking good for him. I think he should have taken longer. Most people were surprised at how quickly he came back.

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      • Fred

        Aug 4, 2014 at 12:15 pm

        Excellent point, Jack. And let’s face it: Tiger’s back problems would probably not be such a big issue if he could just figure out a way to drive the ball down the fairway instead of in the rough and on the edge of bunkers, where the swings tend to be more stressful on his back. I’ve often wondered if he and Butch Harman are simply not talking anymore. It seems to be such a logical move for Tiger to go back to the source. Butch was always his version of Yoda. It’s obvious at this point that Sean Foley is doing him no good.

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  23. golfing

    Aug 3, 2014 at 6:25 pm

    It´s not working, open your eyes, butch will help you.
    25 years of pro golf it´s not a joke…take it easy boy, you have
    bean raised well to do it.

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  24. Jim

    Aug 3, 2014 at 5:44 pm

    Hes going to retire from golf i can see it coming sooner than later

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  25. cody

    Aug 3, 2014 at 5:24 pm

    Years of steroid use coming back to haunt him. Sad story.

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    • Kyle

      Aug 3, 2014 at 5:35 pm

      You’re an idiot

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      • Brian

        Aug 3, 2014 at 6:29 pm

        Looks like you may be the ‘idiot’…..

        http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/more-sports/tiger-woods-spent-200k-hgh-guru-doc-new-book-article-1.1860280

        ..walks like a duck, talks like a duck – too much coincidence here & this is an article from Jul 2014. We are yet to see the end of this story – golf is on the verge of it’s Lance Armstrong and I am sure they are biting their nails over this.

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        • MHendon

          Aug 3, 2014 at 6:40 pm

          Hmmm interesting article Brian.

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          • Brian

            Aug 3, 2014 at 8:07 pm

            Thanks – I followed LA for 8 years leading up to the fall & while maybe not as extensive or corrupt, there are a lot of eerily similar parallels.

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      • carl marcus

        Aug 3, 2014 at 11:41 pm

        No you are Kyle! First for getting personal with Cody for telling the truth, and 2nd for being completely ignorant of the facts. Tiger Woods paid Canadian human growth hormone guru Anthony Galea and an associate almost $200,000 for 63 visits to the golfer’s home between September of 2008 and October of 2009; the PGA does not release these findings, ESPECIALLY when it’s their golden goose, or golden Tiger. Now that the tour tests more often, Woods cannot recover and it HAS taken it’s toll on his body.
        In fact, how do we know that the “back surgery” wasn’t really a 3 month suspension? We can’t believe anything when it comes to the PGA tour anymore. They are so covert, just look at Dustin Johnson’s statement, it sounded like HE made the decision to take time off, when in fact it was a suspension. The PGA tour needs to be cleaned up!

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  26. Dreg Golf

    Aug 3, 2014 at 3:03 pm

    He’ll be back next year, I hope. I look forward to watching him get whupped by the likes of Sergio, McIllroy and Scott! Maybe he can learn some humility in those defeats?.
    Nah, who am I thinking of …Baldrick is the biggest primadonna on tour!

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    • Christosterone

      Aug 3, 2014 at 3:27 pm

      Sergio is my favorite player…but to discuss him getting “whupped” by Tiger is ludicrous.
      Sergio has spent his career getting “whupped” by Tiger. As had Scott who cant putt conventially to save his life.
      Expect a meteoric fall for Adam come 2016(a significant part of his prime i might add)..

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      • Dreg Golf

        Aug 3, 2014 at 5:57 pm

        Hmmmmm, seems to me I’m watching Sergio playing in the final round and Woods has WD’ed…..what was Woods…like literally 20 strokes behind when he left the grounds? If that’s not a whupping, dunno what is son?

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        • Christosterone

          Aug 3, 2014 at 6:09 pm

          Oh i understand now. You are referring to a single tournament.
          In that case, you are correct.
          It seemed as if you were so obtuse as to even have Scotts or Garcias career even in the same area code as tigers.
          Because both of those players careers barely match up to one or 2 Woods prolific single years…well, maybe not Sergio as he is much more accomplished than scott whose career is good but compared to woods it is not even worth noting.

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      • Fg

        Aug 3, 2014 at 6:26 pm

        His scoring average with the conventional putter wasn’t 90….he could putt. Same as now Nobody is gonna average 62

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      • carl marcus

        Aug 3, 2014 at 11:44 pm

        You may be right, but I am sure Fred Couples will be done, he couldn’t make a single put before the long putter.
        I wonder how Bradley and Simpson will do? It is going to be interesting – I can’t wait to watch it. Personally the ban on anchored putters couldn’t come soon enough.

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        • Fred

          Aug 4, 2014 at 12:27 pm

          Carl: you make an interesting point. It amazes me that the USGA has deemed belly putters to be illegal, but is willing too let players keep using them for a few more years. Yet, in the same respect, if a player accidentally moves his ball an 18th of an inch, he gets penalized. If it’s illegal, it’s illegal.

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    • Christosterone

      Aug 3, 2014 at 6:13 pm

      And one more thing if you dont understand.
      In 2013(which is last year if you are not aware)
      Woods won:
      PGA Player of the Year
      PGA Tour Player of the Year
      Vardon Trophy winner
      Leading Money Winner(while playing less tourneys than anyone in the top 50 other than Stricker)

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    • Fred

      Aug 4, 2014 at 12:18 pm

      It’s like Kyle said. And since you’re so adamant about it – prove it!

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  27. marty

    Aug 3, 2014 at 2:53 pm

    He should sit out the rest of this year and next year. Then join the senior tour.

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    • Fred

      Aug 4, 2014 at 12:19 pm

      Marty: don’t think you can join the Senior tour until you’re fifty.

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  28. Double C

    Aug 3, 2014 at 2:45 pm

    Time to call Dr. Galea

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  29. Johnny thunders

    Aug 3, 2014 at 2:38 pm

    Stick a fork in him. He’s done.

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KFT staff report…”Frankie Capan III went crazy low Thursday on the Korn Ferry Tour. Nearly in record fashion.”

  • “Capan carded 13-under 58 in the opening round of the Veritex Bank Championship, matching the second lowest score in Korn Ferry Tour history. He fell one shy of Cristobal Del Solar’s record 57, set at the Astara Golf Championship presented by Mastercard earlier this year, but it was a heck of a show nonetheless.”
  • “The Minnesota native played an eight-hole stretch in 9-under Thursday, following an eagle at the par-5 ninth with seven straight birdies to begin the back nine at par-71 Texas Rangers Golf Club. He “cooled off” with a two-putt par at the long par-4 17th hole. He arrived at the par-5 18th hole at 13 under for the round, but he found a fairway bunker off the tee, laid up to 134 yards and missed his third shot left of the green. He chipped to 7 feet and drained the par putt to match the Korn Ferry Tour’s second-lowest score of 58, carded by Stephan Jaeger in the opening round of the 2016 Ellie Mae Classic at TPC Stonebrae.”
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2. Team McIlowery starts strong

Paul Hodowanic for PGATour.com…”Late Thursday afternoon in New Orleans, Rory McIlroy rested his head on Shane Lowry’s shoulder.”

  • “It wasn’t the typical post-round moment, but this isn’t the typical event. McIlroy and Lowry teamed up for this week’s Zurich Classic of New Orleans, the PGA TOUR’s lone team event, and the all-Irish duo put on a show. Sporting matching pink-on-navy getups, McIlroy/Lowry opened in a best-ball 11-under 61 in Thursday’s Four-ball format at TPC Louisiana.”
  • “This partnership might have stemmed from a boozy brunch last fall, but their opening-round performance at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans gave the field a sobering reminder: They’ll be tough to top.”
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3. LPGA Tour: Grace Kim in front

AP report…”Grace Kim shot a 7-under 64 at Wilshire Country Club to take the first-round lead Thursday in the LPGA Tour’s JM Eagle LA Championship.”

  • “Playing in the morning session, the 23-year-old Australian capped her bogey-free round with a chip-in birdie on the par-3 18th.”
  • “Well, I chunked my tee shot on the last hole 20 meters short and then I chipped it in it,” Kim said. “I think that’s pretty cool, in front of everyone
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4. McIlroy on rejoining policy board

Golf Channel’s Ryan Lavner…”Rory McIlroy said Wednesday that he is willing to rejoin the PGA Tour policy board if the other player directors want him.”

  • “As first reported by the Guardian, Webb Simpson has submitted a letter stating that he’d like to resign from the board, but only if his vacant seat is filled by McIlroy, who stepped down last fall because of the toll it had taken on him professionally and personally.”
  • “Five months later, what has changed?”
  • “I think I can be helpful,” McIlroy said Wednesday ahead of the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, where he is partnering with Shane Lowry. “I don’t think there’s been much progress made in the last eight months, and I was hopeful that there would be. I think I could be helpful to the process. But only if people want me involved, I guess.”
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5. Charlie Woods shoots 81 in U.S. Open qualifier

Golfweek’s Cameron Jourdan…”Charlie Woods is going to have to wait to play in the U.S. Open.”

“The 15-year-old son of Tiger Woods played Thursday in local qualifying for the United States Golf Association’s national championship, set for June 13-16 at Pinehurst No. 2 in North Carolina. Charlie played at The Legacy Golf & Tennis Club in Port St. Lucie, Florida, and he shot 9-over 81.”

“Charlie’s round featured a bogey on his opening hole, the par-4 first. He then doubled the par-5 second. A pair of pars followed before his lone birdie on the front, but another double the next hole, the par-4 sixth, had him turn in 4-over 40.”
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6. Photos from the Zurich Classic

GolfWRX is live on site this week at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans for the PGA Tour’s one-and-only two-man team event.

Check out all our photos at the link below!
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Photos from the 2024 Zurich Classic of New Orleans

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GolfWRX is live on site this week at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans for the PGA Tour’s one-and-only two-man team event.

As usual, general galleries, WITBs, and pullout albums — including some pretty spicy custom putters and headcovers — await your viewing.

Be sure to check back for more photos from the Big Easy, as we’ll continue to update this page with additional galleries throughout the week.

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Morning 9: Tiger’s TGL teammates | Woosnam’s criticism of Cantlay | Rory’s return to tour policy board

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Good Tuesday morning, golf fans, as the PGA Tour heads to New Orleans for the Zurich Classic.

1. 15-year-old finishes top 20 on KFT

Jay Coffin for Golf Digest…”During a week when most eyes were on Scottie Scheffler and Nelly Korda, the 15-year-old lefty finished off an incredible week with a five-under 66 in the final round of the Korn Ferry Tour’s LECOM Suncoast Classic at Lakewood Ranch in Florida.”

  • “After opening with 68-66-70, Russell finished at 14-under-par total to tie for 20th place. The finish in which he jumped 28 positions on the leaderboard on the final day, gives him an exemption into next week’s Veritex Bank Championship at Rangers Park in Arlington, Texas. He’s the youngest player to finish inside the top 20 on the PGA of Korn Ferry tours, according to records that go back to 1983.”
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2. Understandably, Nelly WDs

Golf Channel’s Ryan Lavner…”Nelly Korda’s bid for a record-setting sixth consecutive win will have to wait a few weeks.”

  • “A day after capturing the Chevron Championship during a marathon final round in Houston, Korda announced on social media that she was withdrawing from this week’s JM Eagle LA Championship.”
  • “It was not an easy decision,” she wrote. “After the unbelievable week at the Chevron and grinding through the mental and physical challenges of four events in the past five weeks, I am definitely feeling exhausted. With so much still to come throughout 2024, I feel I need to listen to my body and get some rest, so I can be ready for the remainder of the season.”
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3. Scheffler’s impressive No. 1 feat

Golf Channel’s Brentley Romine…”After Scheffler’s victory Monday morning at the RBC Heritage, Scheffler upped his points average to 15.016 and increased his advantage in the Official World Golf Ranking over No. 2 Rory McIlroy to more than double McIlroy’s 7.365 average, meaning Scheffler is ranked further ahead of No. 2 than No. 2 is ahead of the last-ranked player.”

  • “The last time a No. 1 player had a greater points average was Woods, who was at 15.4564 on Dec. 6, 2009. But Woods was less than seven average points ahead of No. 2 Phil Mickelson at the time. Earlier that year, Woods was 7.735 ahead of Mickelson, which is the last time the gap between Nos. 1 and 2 was greater than Scheffler’s current 7.651 advantage.”
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4. Zurich field notes

PGATour.com’s Adam Stanley…”Rory McIlroy will make his tournament debut alongside good pal, Ryder Cup teammate, and Irishman Shane Lowry – a duo that was firmed up during a celebratory lunch after the Ryder Cup last fall… Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele will try to reprise their 2022 win here. Cantlay and Schauffele have both the Foursomes and Four-ball scoring records at this event… Davis Riley and Nick Hardy will defend their 2023 title. No team has gone back-to-back… Three sets of brothers (and two sets of twins!) will play together with twins Rasmus and Nicolai Højgaard and Parker and Pierceson Coody in the field along with Alex and Matt Fitzpatrick. Alex Fitzpatrick and Rasmus Højgaard are sponsor invites…”

  • “Billy Horschel, who won last week at the Corales Puntacana Championship, will be without his previous partner Sam Burns, as Burns and his wife are expecting their first child any day. Horschel will instead be paired with fellow University of Florida alum Tyson Alexander. Horschel has won the Zurich Classic when it was both an individual and team event… Other notable pairings include Collin Morikawa and Kurt Kitayama, Sahith Theegala and Will Zalatoris, and Nick Taylor and Adam Hadwin. The Canadian duo finished runner-up a year ago and would like nothing more than to show Presidents Cup International Team captain Mike Weir how well they play together… Steve Stricker will play his second TOUR event this season (after earning his way into THE PLAYERS Championship), teaming up with Matt Kuchar.”
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5. Tiger’s teammates

Field Level Media report…”Tiger Woods announced Monday that Max Homa, Tom Kim and Kevin Kisner have joined his Jupiter Links GC TGL team.”

  • “The virtual golf league headed by Woods and Rory McIlroy will begin its inaugural season next January. Woods also unveiled the team’s logo.”
  • “I have already shared my excitement and optimism for TGL as a league and product,” said Woods. “Now 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 (Fla.) area and connect with our fans for years to come.”
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6. Woosnam questions Cantlay’s decision

Our Matt Vincenzi…”After the horn sounded to suspend play due to darkness, Cantlay, who’s ball was in the fairway on the 18th hole, had a decision to make. With over 200 yards into the green and extreme winds working against the shot, conventional wisdom would be to wait until Monday morning to hit the shot.”

  • “On the other hand, if he could finish the hole, he may just want to get the event over with so he could get out of Hilton Head.”
  • “Curiously, Cantlay chose neither of those options. After hitting 3-wood into the green, and still coming up short, the former FedEx Cup champion chose to mark his ball and chip and putt on Monday morning.”
  • “Ian Woosnam, who was watching from home, took to X to give his thoughts on Cantlay’s decision making.”
  • “Cantlay would end up getting up and down for par when play resumed at 8:00 am Monday morning.”
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7. JT on Scheffler’s “weird” equipment choice

Our Matt Vincenzi…”After Justin Thomas’ third round of the RBC Heritage, the two-time major champion went in the broadcast booth alongside the CBS crew.”

  • “While Thomas was watching Scottie Scheffler play on the back nine of his third round, he wondered aloud why Scottie uses high-numbered golf balls.”
  • “Does anybody else think it’s weird that Scottie uses high numbers? I don’t know if I’ve ever seen an elite player use high-numbered golf balls.”
  • “Amanda Balionis who was on the grounds chimed in, reporting that analyst Dottie Pepper had wondered the same thing earlier that day.”
  • “I’ve been going about this wrong my whole life,” Thomas jokingly said.
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8. Rory to rejoin PGA Tour policy board

Mark Schlabach for ESPN…”Four-time major championship winner Rory McIlroy is poised to return to the PGA Tour’s policy board, pending a vote by the board, which could come as early as this week, sources confirmed to ESPN on Tuesday.”

  • “One of the PGA Tour’s most vocal supporters during its three-year battle with LIV Golf, McIlroy abruptly resigned as a player director on the tour’s influential policy board in November.”
  • “He is expected to replace policy board player director Webb Simpson, who intends to step away before his two-year term expires in 2025.”
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9. Weir names Presidents Cup assistants

PGA Tour report…”International Team Captain Mike Weir announced Ernie Els, Trevor Immelman, Geoff Ogilvy and Camilo Villegas as captain’s assistants for the 2024 Presidents Cup, which will be played at The Royal Montreal Golf Club in Montreal, Canada, Sept. 24-29.
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