![]() His victory at the 2019 ZOZO Championship tied legendary compatriot Sam Snead for the all-time record of 82 PGA Tour wins, meaning that one more triumph would see Woods become the outright leader. Woods arrives in California on the precipice of greatness. "I may have overdone it a couple times here or there, but here I am." "That's something that we've had to work on, walking distances on the beach, just basically stress it out but also be able to recover by the next day and see how it is inflammation-wise and then keep practicing. "I can still hit shots, but it's the walking endurance that's hard," he said. While he revealed his leg has improved, Woods admitted struggles with his ankle mean prolonged spells of walking remain challenging. His position on playing a limited schedule, picking and choosing a select number of tournaments, remains the same, with Woods earmarking The Masters at Augusta as a potential target. There were a couple of cameos in December - a father-son outing at the PNC Championship and a friendly battle at TNT's The Match - but even in those, he looked to be visibly struggling with movement at various points. Woods' participation in California this week will mark his first official tournament start since The Open Championship in July last year and only his first non-major PGA Tour event since the ZOZO Championship in October 2020. ![]() There will come a point in time when my body will not allow me to do that anymore, and it's probably sooner rather than later, but wrapping my ahead around that transition and being the ambassador role and just trying to be out here with the guys, no, that's not in my DNA."Īfter suffering serious leg injuries in a car accident in February 2021, the story of the 47-year-old's recent career has been of one decimated by injury and a grueling recovery process. ![]() If I entered the event, it's always to get a W. "So I don't understand that making the cut's a great thing. "If I'm playing in the event, I'm going to try and beat you," Woods told reporters Tuesday. Yet in terms of his mentality, it will be the same Woods at the tee come showtime. Today - 31 years, 15 major triumphs and 82 PGA Tour wins later - a very different Woods, one pained by injury, will play at the same venue for the Genesis Invitational, a tournament he hosts where proceeds go to his TGR Foundation. (CNN) - In February 1992, a sprightly 16-year-old golf prodigy by the name of Tiger Woods made his first PGA Tour start at the Riviera Country Club in California.
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