{"id":25718,"date":"2024-02-14T18:31:19","date_gmt":"2024-02-14T15:31:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/25718\/what-to-expect-from-tiger\/"},"modified":"2024-02-14T18:31:20","modified_gmt":"2024-02-14T15:31:20","slug":"what-to-expect-from-tiger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/?p=25718","title":{"rendered":"What to expect from Tiger Woods at the Genesis after tour layoff"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What to expect from Tiger Woods at the Genesis after tour layoff\u060c<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<ul class=\"authors\">\n<li>\n<p>Marc Schlabach<\/p>\n<div class=\"author-overlay\">Close<\/p>\n<div class=\"multi-authors\">\n<p>Marc Schlabach<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"source\">ESPN Senior Writer<\/span><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Senior College <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/tag\/football\/\"   title=\"Football\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">Football<\/a> Writer<\/li>\n<li>Author of seven college football books<\/li>\n<li>Graduated from the University of Georgia<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Paolo Uggetti<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"timestamp \">February 14, 2024, 1:46 p.m.<\/span><\/div>\n<p>PACIFIC PALISADES, Calif. &#8211; Tiger Woods arrived Tuesday at Riviera Country Club near Los Angeles with a new clothing line, a new caddy and renewed hope that this season will be different from the last three when he was still recovering from serious injuries sustained.  in a car accident in February 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Wearing his new Sun Day Red gear, Woods took on Riviera&#39;s back nine in a practice round on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>He is scheduled to compete in Wednesday morning&#39;s pro-am and meet the media later in the day.<\/p>\n<p>This will be the first tournament of his professional career where he does not wear the famous Nike swoosh from head to toe.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday at the Genesis Invitational, Woods, 48, is scheduled to make his first <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/tag\/start\/\"   title=\"start\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">start<\/a> in an official PGA Tour tournament in more than 10 months.  This will be his first round of competition since finishing 18th in a field of 20 at the Hero World Challenge, an unofficial event, in the Bahamas in December.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"inline editorial float-r\" data-behavior=\"article_related\">\n<h2 class=\"editorial-title\">Editor&#39;s Choice<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li\/>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/What-to-expect-from-Tiger-Woods-at-the-Genesis-after.jpg&#038;w=130&#038;h=130&#038;scale=crop&#038;location=center.jpeg\" width=\"65\" height=\"65\"\/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>1 Related<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Woods&#39; most recent start in an official PGA Tour tournament came at the Masters in April.  After being selected, he was forced to withdraw from the first major tournament of the 2023 season in the weather-delayed third round due to severe pain in his right ankle and foot.<\/p>\n<p>The 15-time major winner underwent fusion surgery on April 19 to treat post-traumatic arthritis he suffered in the car crash.  This procedure left him sidelined for almost eight months.<\/p>\n<p>After playing 72 holes at the Hero World Challenge, Woods said he was encouraged by how his surgically repaired right ankle and foot held up.  He said he &#8220;had been pretty much riding it on a string all <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/tag\/week\/\"   title=\"week\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">week<\/a>&#8221; and was encouraged by the fact that he was hitting the center face of his irons.  However, he admitted his short game needs work.<\/p>\n<p>Woods said he was inspired enough to believe he could play one tournament a month this season, including The Players in March, the Masters in April, the PGA Championship in May, the U.S. Open in June and the Open in July.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think I can get into the rhythm,\u201d Woods said in the Bahamas.  &#8220;I think having a few weeks off to recover, a week to develop, there&#39;s no reason why I can&#39;t keep up that pace. It&#39;s just a matter of getting in shape, basically . I feel like my game isn&#39;t good.&#8221;  It\u2019s a long way off, but I need to get in better shape.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Let&#39;s get back to it \ud83d\udcaa<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TigerWoods?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Tiger Woods<\/a> is in progress <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thegenesisinv?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TheGenesisInv<\/a>. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/V6vlYKGKG1\">pic.twitter.com\/V6vlYKGKG1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2013 PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PGATOUR\/status\/1757460587116732892?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 13, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Woods will play the first and second rounds of the Genesis with good friends Justin Thomas and Gary Woodland.  This is the fifth consecutive time he will play with Thomas in the opening rounds at Riviera.  The trio will start at 12:25 p.m. ET on Thursday and 2:54 p.m. ET on Friday at Riviera.<\/p>\n<p>Woods&#39; influence and larger-than-life personality are perhaps no more evident than at this tournament every year.  He helps select the Charlie Sifford Memorial sponsor exemption each year, usually given to a promising young player.  This year, recipient Chase Johnson spoke at length about Woods&#39; impact on him.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He&#39;s my idol. I grew up playing Tiger Woods <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/tag\/video\/\"   title=\"video\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">video<\/a> games and everything,&#8221; Johnson said.  &#8220;I always wanted to play against him. Everyone from my generation does. Everyone from every generation wants to.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>It&#39;s not just young players who seem to feel this way.  Canadian golfer Nick Taylor, who won last week&#39;s PGA Tour event at the Waste Management Open, said he had never met or played with Woods but hoped to one day.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere were several times where I was very close to being paired with him,\u201d Taylor said.  \u201cI hope he continues to play as much as he can to make this scenario come true.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Genesis, which benefits Woods&#39; TGR Foundation, was the only official PGA Tour event in which he played 72 holes last season.  After posting a 2-under 69 in the first round, Woods made bogeys on three of his final four holes in the second round for a 3-over 74. He made the cut on the number and finished at tied for 45th with a total of 72 holes.  1-under 283.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"inline float-r inline-track\">\n<h2 class=\"img-title\">Top stories of the week <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/1697166059_76_NBArank-2023-24-reaction-Snubs-surprises-and-players-who-could.png\" width=\"49\"\/><\/h2>\n<p>Get exclusive access to thousands of premium articles per year from top writers.<br \/>\u2022 Bubble Watch: Mountain West in the lead?  \u00bb<br \/>\u2022 80 people, places that will define the NFL \u00bb<br \/>\u2022 Yates mock draft: 5 QBs in first round?  \u00bb<br \/><strong>    More ESPN+ content \u00bb<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Longtime caddy Lance Bennett will carry Woods&#39; bag this week.  Bennett has previously worked with PGA Tour players Matt Kuchar, Sungjae Im and Davis Riley, as well as LPGA legend Lorena Ochoa.<\/p>\n<p>This season, Bennett is working for PGA Tour rookie Belgian Adrien Dumont de Chassart.  Dumont de Chassart, the 2023 Korn Ferry Tour Rookie of the Year, did not qualify for the Genesis peloton.  It is unclear whether Bennett will continue to work with Woods on potential departures later this season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/tag\/exciting\/\"   title=\"exciting\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">exciting<\/a>,\u201d Kuchar said of Bennett.  &#8220;I&#39;m really, really happy for him, happy for Tiger. What a great opportunity, right? I mean, it&#39;s just awesome. Lance and I have been going back for a long time. For me, it&#39;s It&#39;s a strange little world here, golfers and caddies, but I can&#39;t wait to see how it goes.&#8221;<\/p>\n<aside class=\"inline inline-photo full\">\n<figure><picture><source data- media=\"(min-width: 376px)\"><source data- media=\"(max-width: 375px)\"><img class=\" lazyload lazyload\" data-image-container=\".inline-photo\" height=\"320\" width=\"570\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><figcaption class=\"photoCaption\">Longtime golf caddy Lance Bennett will carry Tiger Woods&#39; bags at the Genesis Invitational this weekend. <cite>(Photo by Ronald Martinez\/Getty Images)<\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Woods&#39; newest full-time caddy, Joe LaCava, now works with Patrick Cantlay.  LaCava helped Woods <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/tag\/win\/\"   title=\"win\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">win<\/a> his 15th major championship at the 2019 Masters.<\/p>\n<p>Kuchar said carrying Woods&#39; bag would lead to increased responsibilities for Bennett.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe tiger is a unique creature when it comes to attention and everything that happens to it,\u201d Kuchar said.  &#8220;I&#39;m a low-maintenance guy. I think Tiger Woods&#39; job comes with a lot more responsibilities and duties, and I think Lance can definitely handle them. I hope things go well.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Woods&#39; longtime friend and business partner Rob McNamara carried his bag at the Hero World Challenge.  Woods&#39; daughter, Sam, was his caddy when he played with his son, Charlie, at the PNC Championship in December.<\/p>\n<p>Woods&#39; most recent PGA Tour top 10 finish came at the 2020 Farmers Insurance Open. He needs one more win to break the tie with Sam Snead for the most wins in history on the PGA Tour with 83. His last victory on tour came at the 2019 Zozo Championship.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What to expect from Tiger Woods at the Genesis after tour layoff\u060c Marc Schlabach Close Marc Schlabach ESPN Senior Writer Senior College Football Writer Author of seven college football books Graduated from the University of Georgia Paolo Uggetti February 14, 2024, 1:46 p.m. PACIFIC PALISADES, Calif. &#8211; Tiger Woods arrived Tuesday at Riviera Country Club [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":25719,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[2035,10732,1843,4495,1589,5866],"class_list":["post-25718","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-sports","tag-expect","tag-genesis","tag-layoff","tag-tiger","tag-tour","tag-woods"],"blocksy_meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25718","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=25718"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25718\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25720,"href":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25718\/revisions\/25720"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/25719"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=25718"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=25718"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=25718"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}