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Tiger arrives at the PGA Championship: How long will he last?
Tiger Woods arrived at Valhalla on Wednesday, ending three days of speculation as to whether or not he would attempt to play in this year’s PGA Championship.
On Sunday, Woods withdrew from the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational with back spasms. It was the third tournament Woods had participated in since his March 31 back surgery, and the first time he was visibly in pain during an event since the procedure.
Woods’ poor play this year makes it more likely than ever that the golfer could miss the cut at Valhalla. He’s yet to record a top-10 finish in a full field event in 2014, and has shot five rounds of 73 or higher in the nine competitive rounds he has played since his return at the Quicken Loans National five weeks ago.
It wouldn’t be a surprise if Woods treated the PGA Championship like an exhibition. If he plays well, he’ll likely play deep into the championship. If he doesn’t, it could be a quick WD for the 38-year-old.
That being said, how long do you think Woods will last this week?
Woods is scheduled to tee of in Thursday’s opening round at 8:35 a.m. EST alongside Phil Mickelson and Padraig Harrington.
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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
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
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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
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Big Wally
Aug 8, 2014 at 7:10 am
Tiger is a has been who has become a diva. His PED use has destroyed his body. He is now paying the price and will not ever be anything near what he was when he was juicing. The game has passed him by. You can recite all the past statistics and be his enabler but he is well past his prime
David Smith
Aug 7, 2014 at 8:54 am
Tiger won with a broken leg, don’t count him out yet, 38yrs old still got a lot of good golf left.
Andrew Cooper
Aug 7, 2014 at 5:35 am
I hope he can compete this week. If his body holds up he’ll soon be back winning. 5 PGA Tour wins from 16 starts last season-when he’s fit, Woods is still the best golfer out there.
Rich
Aug 7, 2014 at 5:43 am
Since when did being the best involve a caveat? Rory’s the best there is at the moment, deal with it.
Andrew Cooper
Aug 7, 2014 at 7:08 am
No doubt McIlroy is the best at the moment and fully deserves the no.1 ranking. But form comes and goes and it’s not so long ago that McIlroy was struggling badly. Woods is trying to come back from surgery so it’s tough to right him off. Last year showed that if he can get his health back then he can still be a prolific winner.
Rich
Aug 7, 2014 at 9:50 am
You said best golfer out there which is not accurate. If you want to talk hyperbole, we could be here all day.
Andrew Cooper
Aug 7, 2014 at 12:46 pm
McIlroy, Kaymer, Westwood, Donald and others have come in and out of form but none have been able to sustain the brilliance of Woods and produce season after season of 6,7+ wins. Even a semi- fit Woods won 5 times last season. McIlroy is currently the in-form player, but taking a longer view there’s no question that Woods has proved himself a clear level above the rest.
Rich
Aug 8, 2014 at 7:28 am
Heard it all before Andrew. He’s not doing that now! You said he is, and I quote “still the best golfer out there”. If you have to cite what he did in the past to prove your point now, then he’s not the best is he. You didn’t say he had the best record for the last 15 years out there, you said he was still the best golfer out there. Well maybe he was, but now, clearly he is not.
Andrew Cooper
Aug 8, 2014 at 5:00 pm
If Woods can get back to full fitness then I’d say it’s very likely he’ll return to no.1. He’s only 38, won 5 times last year and is the best player ever- and no other player has shown the consistency to make the no 1 ranking theirs.
Ponjo
Aug 7, 2014 at 4:01 am
If he is in contention the story will be how he played for the pain. If he is not in contention it’s Taxi for Mr Woods
Jake Anderson
Aug 7, 2014 at 3:49 am
Urlce Woods is just not very good at golf anymore. Therefore he should just sit in a dark corner.
MHendon
Aug 7, 2014 at 11:44 am
“not very good at golf anymore.” I wish I was as bad as Tiger.
Al
Aug 7, 2014 at 2:25 am
If Jack did it at 46, today’s guys can do it at 50+ …12+ years at one major win every 4 years = plenty of time to correct his back & coach. As per Haney, “He just has to want it/work at it enough again”. Since he already has all the money he needs & cant be enjoying the game much in his recent state, he must still “want it” & be planning accordingly. He still wants majors & knows what it takes to get them. He’ll continue to do everything he can to make it happen given the circumstances at any given time.
Roger
Aug 6, 2014 at 11:37 pm
He will play poorly and act like he’s in pain, fall to his knees and ext. Tiger has left the building!
dot dot
Aug 6, 2014 at 10:04 pm
I think at this point I would rather see Bubba withdraw than Tiger.
Booger
Aug 6, 2014 at 10:00 pm
Please stop wasting everybody’s time with another tiger article. He’s done!!
paul
Aug 6, 2014 at 7:33 pm
Not voting. I hope he does well and heals up.
Jack Nash
Aug 6, 2014 at 7:22 pm
I don’t think him showing up for the PGA is the big deal. I think it’s all about the Ryder Cup and showing the Capt. that he’s fit to win his singles match. That’s about what he’s best at. The team events he stinks the joint up.
Rich
Aug 6, 2014 at 8:35 pm
Please pick Tiger for the Ryder cup. I would love to see him crash and burn at Gleneagles.
steve
Aug 6, 2014 at 6:13 pm
Tiger hasnt been in top form in years. He will never win a major with the Foley swing. Look at his pre-shot routine. He swings slow checking positions, he still talks about how the swing is coming together. Honestly he doesnt trust his swing and that is a problem this far along with Foley. He has to swallow his pride and go back to Butch. Look how Fowler is playing.
I dont blame him for playing, atleast their is a chance to win. Staying home there is no chance.
Dalt
Aug 6, 2014 at 6:19 pm
Don’t think Butch would take him back. Also, it is too late to go thru another swing change. Took 3 years to get the Harmon swing the first time and that was at age 21. Don’t think his body will respond now as it did in 1997-2000. Let’s face it, he just might be history.
steve
Aug 6, 2014 at 6:28 pm
You are most likely right, but this version of Tiger is not great. Could he win a major yeah, why not. Any top 25 player can win a major, can he win 4 to tie and 5 to pass Jack, no way.
CD
Aug 6, 2014 at 6:12 pm
Such a dull, boring, bland and one dimensional individual. Made a rod for his own back by sleeping around whilst cultivating a family image, then rather than embrace it, that family shackled him when a single guy could focus; gave some artificial, management BS speech that he erroneously believed people were bothered about, thought was important and ‘required’. He looks tormented, confused and cuts a frustrated figure, like he’s seeking perfection in ball striking and not winning, which for a winner must be confusing at best. He’s had a fantastic 2013 yet looks weather-beaten. A truly pathetic individual in the pure sense of the word. I hope he discovers some calm, gets a smile back and counts his blessings, because he is a very fortunate man.
Pumper
Aug 6, 2014 at 5:41 pm
Can’t remember the last time I seen Tiger look remotely happy, the guy is a multi-millionaire and plays golf for a living! He needs to work at a charity for a month to see how good he has it.
Rich
Aug 6, 2014 at 7:07 pm
Here here!
Jim Awad
Aug 6, 2014 at 5:04 pm
He needs to see me for a lesson…..Seriously…..He will have another back surgery – I’ve had three. The first one was no doubt conservative; no Dr wanted to be the one that ‘screwed up Tigers back surgery’. He needs the big spine tilt, left sided wind up and that slight lateral motion he used to have in his backswing to make the turn over a greater range of motion. To protect anyone’s bad back, start the down swing with a total body shift from the right foot and NOT dip back down into it. keep the ‘nose up’ and let the hands and arms drop. Lead the derotation from his left side. capitalize on hand speed. he’ll still hit it a ton, and stop tearing up his back. He ain’t superman, and it takes a little more time to heal than we (both he and I) thought. The pain is gone and you can move again, but it simply isn’t ready yet for full tilt boogie.
I have 14 broken bones and carried a +2 three years after breaking my back. I had to seriously relearn to swing. I used my knowledge of biomechanics & functional anatomy and stole key pieces from a bunch of different swings and put one together that not only works, but doesn’t hurt….
Jim Awad, Class A professional, board certified sports medicine therapist & trainer. 2007 Top 50 Golf Instructors in America
west
Aug 6, 2014 at 4:01 pm
(1) No one can predict with any shred of certainty what will happen in sports. Especially in a game like golf…
(2) We should NOT be concerned with how Tiger will do, just happy he showed up to play…
Tiger is arguably the best golfer of all time. Appreciate the fact he is giving his best and is still dedicated as he is during this time of physical setback…
BOBBY D
Aug 6, 2014 at 3:49 pm
STOP ALL THE TIGER BS.
Wally K
Aug 6, 2014 at 3:23 pm
Eye of the Tiger! Eye of the Tiger! You can do it.
chad ryan
Aug 6, 2014 at 3:02 pm
Honestly I don’t think Tiger is hurt. I have been fighting back pain for months and it doesn’t effect my golf game at all. It hurts when i sneeze and bend over – but i never notice it on the course. And if you watch those swings from Firestone. He wasn’t babying anything. They looked like angry hard swings of frustration. He didn’t WD bc he was hurt. He WD’d because he gave up. He was playing horrible so he faked it to get off the course. This is the third time i can think of that he has WD’d because of “horrible” pain and then come back to play the very next week. I want to root for Tiger but the guy just doesn’t cut it anymore. You listen to him talk and he’s clearly very proud of his accomplishments – but he doesn’t sound like a guy who’s hungry for more. He’s satisfied. He doesn’t practice half as much as he did 6 years ago. It’s been stated in Haney’s book and you never see him on the range AFTER a round like he used to. That’s why everyone is passing him. They’re spending more time on the range than in the gym.
Christosterone
Aug 6, 2014 at 3:41 pm
He won 5 times last year including The Players.
2013 Awards:
PGA Player of the Year
PGA Tour Player of the Year
Vardon Trophy
Leading Money Winner(despite playing less than any player in the top 50 other than Stricker)
Yep, he sucks. Definitely should give it up.
Great Post btw.
gary
Aug 6, 2014 at 3:55 pm
That was all last year before his surgery. I’m in the medical field and know a little about back issues. The time that he took off was not nearly long enough to heal and rehab to get back to a tour level of ability. I wish him the best but you have to do it right or you can prolong your return, if at all, to serious golf. He certainly doesn’t suck, but if he doesn’t do this right he will shorten or end his career.
Christosterone
Aug 6, 2014 at 4:10 pm
My wife’s an MD…no offense but unless you’re a physician, she knows more.
And every human recovers differently.
Rich
Aug 6, 2014 at 7:08 pm
Nice cut and paste from one of your other posts loser
jim
Aug 6, 2014 at 4:40 pm
I can’t say for sure that Tiger quit from lack of interest, but I can certainly say that if his back ‘went out’ he would have almost no chance to swing a club. Having a bad back myself, it is far different than a sore one and when the disk starts pinching a nerve it is almost intolerable. Depending on the severity you cannot swing a club. I can certainly see an awkward swing causing pain and possibly sciatica and seeing him leave the course visibly supporting himself on the arm of the golf cart leads me to believe he was in tremendous pain (I’ve done the same thing many times). Not trying to defend Tiger, especially if he quit, but let’s not jump to conclusions about how a bad back can hurt either.
labillyboy
Aug 6, 2014 at 2:50 pm
Why? As a guy who has struggled with a bad back and golf, the ONE THING I know about this situation is the only way to get yourself better is to put down the golf clubs. And that, is for a guy who just plays once a week if he’s lucky. For a tour player who needs to hit hundreds of shots just to be “in tune” there is no way he’s going to make 4 rounds after having lower back spasms a few days ago. All he’s going to do is aggravate whatever is causing the problem and delay a temporary recovery for another week (yes, temporary… once your back goes, it doesn’t ever fully recover)… Like the comment above, this IS Captain Ahab going fishing… and it won’t be pretty.
Matt
Aug 6, 2014 at 2:52 pm
Totally agree. As another dude with a back injury, he should put them down for 2014. Make a real recovery. Come back STRONG.
JCorona
Aug 6, 2014 at 1:55 pm
Tiger is only doing himself a disservice by playing. There is no sense in playing, especially “if” he tweaked his back as badly as he said. I am not saying he faked it but as someone who had the same surgery it is hard to come back 3 months later, especially at the high a level people remember him at.
If he were any other player he would be staying home and no one would care, especially the bloodsucking sponsors and media. He needs to heal, he is not a machine.
Tedro
Aug 6, 2014 at 5:24 pm
Bloodsucking sponsors? You mean the same ones that have helped TW surpass the billion dollar earnings mark? I am not a Tiger fan by any stretch but he has moved the needle in terms of golf earnings. And sponsors, the ones you so malign, are the reason. I don’t think anyone is pushing Tiger to play other than Tiger…
Chuck
Aug 6, 2014 at 1:45 pm
It’s no longer much of a pleasure to watch Tiger. He’s just a grim machine, trying to get to 19 majors. Like watching Captain Ahab going fishing.
When was the last time Tiger said anything revealing, or interesting, or intelligent, or spontaneous, or not totally canned?
I’d be rooting for his recovery and success, if he seemed like he was a good guy worth rooting for.
And I actually don’t think he’s such a bad guy. Maybe he’s just never overcome his dad’s angry selfishness. Maybe he never got over Charley Price’s having quoted the private lesbian joke. God only knows how his psyche has been traumatized by the worldwide criticism of the past several years.
It’s a shame; I think that deep down, Tiger’s a reasonably smart guy and a good guy. But he’s like Michael Jordan. A total prisoner of his success.
Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer — two people who are surely human, with human flaws — never demonstrated the long-runnnig pathologies of the public Tiger Woods.
Christosterone
Aug 6, 2014 at 2:15 pm
Tiger’s personality is more along the lines of Ben Hogan imho.
Almost anti-social and maniacally focused on what lies on the golf course.
Phil, by contrast, is more on the Byron Nelson or Lee Trevino spectrum as having an affable quality many misinterpret as weakness or gamesmanship.
Frankly, these players are all just like us with idiosyncratic tendencies magnified in the social media world.
Jack was probably closer to Hogan than Nelson but access was so limited(compared to now) during his hyper focused years.
By the time the media was “modern”, Jack had mellowed and his win-at-all-costs killer mentality had tames somewhat(post 1980)
All greats had distinct personalities like you and me but their character flaws and positive traits have been hyperbolized and mythified both negatively and positively.
dapadre
Aug 7, 2014 at 7:04 am
Very well said! Many ppl forget that Hogan was pretty shrewd and distant a lot like Tiger actually. Truth is that many golfers didnt really like him from a personal aspect, but respected his game.
CM
Aug 6, 2014 at 1:27 pm
He’ll play as long as he in contention. If he falls out expect to see grimaces, falling to his knees, followed by a withdrawal. Expect to see an academy award nomination. If he win the academy award, does that count as a major?
Captain Oblivious
Aug 6, 2014 at 2:30 pm
Well, at least that would be one thing Jack has never done.
tank
Aug 6, 2014 at 7:44 pm
lol ^
Idris Sherrod
Aug 7, 2014 at 12:04 am
Jack never won 79 PGA Tour Events…
dot dot
Aug 6, 2014 at 1:24 pm
I wonder if the pilot even bothered to shut the engines on his plane off. He’ll be outta there in a heartbeat. He just stopped by because his management made him.
dave
Aug 6, 2014 at 1:15 pm
no one wants to watch him play poorly. its hard to watch why can’t he just take the rest of the year off, forget the ryder cup and come back strong!? he doesnt need the money thats for sure! whats he trying to prove?!
Golf4evah
Aug 6, 2014 at 1:23 pm
+1
Agreed. He is clearly not in top form to compete let alone healthy. Ratings???
Ricky Stone, Jr.
Aug 6, 2014 at 1:28 pm
As a Tiger fan it is hard to watch. I think he believes he can still win. Or maybe he just loves the game so much he can’t step away. I would love to see him 100% myself. His game isn’t where it should be yet.
dave
Aug 6, 2014 at 1:32 pm
agreed. i can see he wants to prove something now that people are more interested in his fellow nike competitor… but as a fan its doing us no justice! i just dont want to see an ongoing back problem ending his career short. i hope he makes the right decision for him and us!