Tour News
Tiger back to hitting full shots
Tiger Woods is on the mend and has resumed hitting full shots, according a story from USA Today.
“The doctors said he could hit golf balls again, and he’s listening to his doctors and to his body,” Woods’ agent, Mark Steinberg, told USA Today Sports on Monday. “He will keep listening to his doctors and body.”
According to reports, Woods has been chipping and putting for at least the last several weeks. He last hit a golf shot in competition at the PGA Championship in August, where he played through pain on the way to a missed cut. It was the end of a disappointing 2014 for Woods, which saw him undergo back surgery on March 31. That caused him to missm the first two major championships of the year, The Masters and the U.S. Open.
Woods returned from back surgery in late June, but continued to struggle through poor play and pain before removing himself from consideration for the Ryder Cup and deciding to skip the rest of the 2014 PGA Tour season. According to Steinberg, the former No. 1 golfer hopes to play in the Hero World Golf Championship at Isleworth in Orlando on Dec. 4-7, which benefits his foundation.
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Tour Photo Galleries
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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News
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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chad ryan
Oct 27, 2014 at 2:49 pm
my god….a guy who golf’s for a living is practicing. this is groundbreaking.
Pat
Oct 25, 2014 at 8:36 pm
I actually enjoy the tournaments that he doesn’t play in. It’s refreshing not having to see his on course antics and his childish temper tantrums.
Jay
Oct 21, 2014 at 9:18 pm
It’s always good for golf when Tiger is playing and better when he’s playing well.
Golfraven
Oct 21, 2014 at 4:40 pm
Don’t thing the PGA tour needs Tiger as much, but he certainly can do sonething good fir Golf in the future. I don’t remember ever enjoying watching him in any tournanent abd it did more annoy me to hear him being chasing even then he was 10 shots back. I enjoy the young blood coming through and Majors will be played between types like Rory, Ricky, Jordan Spieth and sone of the seniors withiut a Major so far. Tiger has another 5-7 years like Ernie who is now 45 and still great contendet. But doubt Tiger will more then two more Majors.
John
Oct 21, 2014 at 2:04 pm
I would think after all the time he’s spent in the game, the myriad of great coaches he’s worked with and been around, and just his natural talent, that Tiger could EASILY figure out his swing on his own. And it might be easier to translate and commit to, because it’s not an outsider’s opinion being made on his swing, it’s all up to him on what he feels is right and what will score the best. Really hope he comes back strong.
JC
Oct 21, 2014 at 11:19 am
With all the other changes in his game recently, think he switches over to the Vapor Pro line?
steve
Oct 21, 2014 at 10:23 am
I know that Tiger is the biggest name, but his game isnt. No disrespect to Rory. Rory is the best. But Tiger is becoming less relevant. Always hurt in the aging body. Really seems like the stuff he might have done when he was younger is coming back to haunt him. Look at any athlete when they come off the junk the body and game breaks down. When Tiger was at his best, winning majors, Juice was common in all sports. Did he or didn’t he? I don’t know, but what is happening to him now is telling
Philip
Oct 21, 2014 at 12:03 pm
I have no clue whether he juiced or not. However, from the limited footage I have watched on you-tube (no TV and never watched Tiger play other than in the last few years) he is very aggressive on difficult shots which put a lot of strain on the body from the motion “aggressive swing” and the terrain “rough and high grass”.
Myself, when I play aggressive from the rough I will feel the pain for a few days. Now imagine someone doing that for entire tournaments for 15+ tournaments a year, plus all the additional practice games, plus the range/practice time, plus additional gym workouts and likely lack of sleep to recover – since they were a professional, and the additional time of playing /practicing since a child.
I’m amazed his body lasted this long. Incredible when you think about it.
Brad
Oct 22, 2014 at 12:59 am
I doubt Tiger was juicing when he was winning big. When he was tearing up the tour he was slim. Now he’s bulked up. That might have as much to do with his injuries as anything else. More muscle leads to reduced flexibility, which leads to more stresses and strains on the body. Add the fact he’s been playing high impact, powerful golf for longer than a lot of guys, it’s catching up with him.
brian
Oct 22, 2014 at 12:57 pm
How short golfers memories are…… Tiger tore up the tour in 2013 aka a year ago. He had 5 wins and a player of the year. That one year would be a hall of fame year for many players but was only a so so year for tiger and the media because his career is measured only in majors.
And it wasnt like he just got hot for 3 weeks like Rory, his wins spanned the entire year beginning middle and end.
steve
Oct 22, 2014 at 11:43 pm
My comments weren’t if Tiger can still win, sure he can. Can he win majors, I think so. My comments were about can his body hold up. He can’t win if he can’t play. Phil won a British, Webb Simpson won the US open, Dufner won the PGA. Tiger could limp around Augusta and still have a shot. But will his broken down body let him, to me it is a coin flip
Pat
Oct 25, 2014 at 8:43 pm
Tiger is definitely on juice and hgh and so is Rory, Adam Scott and Camillo. It’s very obvious. Rory brags about gaining 7 pounds of muscle in 8 weeks before his PGA championship win. Adam in a short period of time goes from a stick to looking like he gained 15 pounds and same goes for Camillo. Not only that, all these guys are ripped and have very low bodyfat. They also gain 20 yards of distance off the tee as well. Pro athletes at the highest levels are looking for that slight edge to help them get to the top or stay there and golfers are no exception.
steve
Oct 27, 2014 at 8:06 am
You have to look at that with eyes open. There is alot of money in golf and where there is money there is cheating or trying to get a edge. The PGA tour will not test the top players for juice, atleast not yet. The tour is to shaky right now, finding that top players cheat will kill the tour
tom
Oct 21, 2014 at 10:01 am
Looking forward to his recovery from foley
bradford
Oct 21, 2014 at 10:15 am
agreed, not that Foley’s that bad, just bad for Tiger.
dot dot
Oct 21, 2014 at 8:31 pm
Foley has been perfect for golf, He gave us a break from all the Tiger Tiger Tiger babbling now we can finally see some other golfers play the tournaments.
TW
Oct 21, 2014 at 4:32 am
Let me make this very clear ….I am not a tiger fan at all but lets not fool ourselves, GOLF as whole needs him back on the course competing. Will he ever be 2002 tiger? not likely will he even be able to rekindle the 2013 season, again I have Doubts. If he comes back and plays similar to how Mickelson does today that will help golf, 1 to 3 wins a year and maybe a major during a drought where it would be least expected. Then you will have years where he may not win at all but atleast compete (ie phil in the 2014 PGA the near 62 at the WGC which came out of nowhere)
Shine
Oct 21, 2014 at 3:27 am
I hope he never comes back
Pat
Oct 25, 2014 at 8:47 pm
I agree with you Shine. I hope he never comes back as well and just retires. The golf industry has been in an economic slump for a long time and won’t recover just because Tiger comes back and plays. Plus, I’m sick and tired of watching him act like little child on the course with his temper tantrums.
Cris
Oct 21, 2014 at 3:08 am
Go Tigerrrrr!!!
paul
Oct 20, 2014 at 9:21 pm
Not sure what missm means… But it’s nice to see Tiger doing well.
Joe
Oct 20, 2014 at 8:00 pm
Tiger wipes butt at 3:02 PM, uses Quilted Northern.
Gee
Oct 20, 2014 at 8:45 pm
well said
J
Oct 20, 2014 at 7:40 pm
And the reason WRX is rampant with Tiger Woods thread is because the guy takes a swing and its front page article time. Just sayin.
DatSliceDoe
Oct 20, 2014 at 6:16 pm
Good on Tiger for finally taking the Dr’s advice in full. It will be good to see if he can make it on his own or if he does in fact need a swing coach, but we won’t know until December.
Harold
Oct 20, 2014 at 6:06 pm
But the bigger question here is HOW is he swinging? Grip and rip?
enrique
Oct 20, 2014 at 5:55 pm
Is that a recent photo? I was noticing the fact that he was swinging a VR Pro rather than a Vapor.
Gee
Oct 20, 2014 at 8:46 pm
I don’t think that that is recent
He probably practices in private