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For the first time since the British Open in July, Tiger Woods is back in action on a golf course.
Woods, 49, committed Friday to playing 18 holes at the Genesis Invitational at Torrey Pines.
It will be the first time Woods will be competing since he had a microdiscectomy in September to alleviate pain in his legs. It was the sixth surgery he has undergone on his lower back.
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It is also the first time Woods will be playing since the loss of his mother, Kultida Woods, who died Tuesday at the age of 80.
Normally, the Genesis Invitational is at the Riviera Country Club, but the tournament was moved to Torrey Pines due to the wildfires that devastated the Los Angeles community.
Woods has had a lot of success during his illustrious career at Torrey Pines, with eight wins on the public course alongside the Pacific Ocean.
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Torrey Pines is the course where Woods last finished in the top 10 at a PGA Tour event, when he was in a tie for ninth at the Farmers Insurance Open in 2020.
There is no cut at the Genesis Invitational, meaning Woods will be walking for all four days no matter his performance.
The last time Woods played four rounds was at last year’s Masters, when he broke the tournament record for most cuts made at the prestigious major with his 24th consecutive cut made.
Woods missed the cut at the other three major tournaments he played in.
The 15-time major champion has been competing in the indoor TGL league, which debuted Jan. 7, 2025.
The Genesis Invitational begins Feb. 13 and runs through Feb. 16.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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It's no secret that Jason Day has pushed the boundaries lately with his on-course attire, but many fans think he crossed the line on Sunday.
Day teed off for the final round at the Pebble Beach Pro-Am, and his outfit – a full gray sweatsuit – drew a ton of reaction.
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The Australian has a partnership with Malbon Golf, who has tried to de-country-club the golf look.
It got to the point where Augusta National officials asked him to make an outfit change during last year's Masters.
At Pebble Beach, Day was donning an outfit that some might just sleep in, prompting a stir.
"I don’t care how much I get downvoted but he is finding new ways to look like a slob," wrote one user on X.
"An insult to the game," said another.
Added one more, "Dressing like John Fetterman should not be an option for professional golfers on the tour. Frankly, it should not be an option for any golfers playing at Pebble Beach."
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That wasn't the only nod to the Pennsylvania senator.
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Day entered the day seven strokes back of leader Sepp Straka – the crowded leader board also features Rory McIlroy, Justin Rose, Shane Lowry, Tom Kim, Lucas Glover and Cam Davis.
The former World No. 1 has one win within the last seven years, taking home the 2023 Byron Nelson – he won eight events from February 2015 through May of the next year, including the PGA Championship and Players Championship.
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Scottie Scheffler found himself in a precarious position after his opening tee shot on the 18th hole in the second round of the Pebble Beach Pro-Am on Friday. But the star golfer managed an epic par save.
Scheffler pulled his tee shot into the beach but didn’t see it land. He either could have taken a penalty drop 40 yards forward from the end of the tee box, or walk 300 yards or take a chance he could find his ball.
"I just (hit) a low pull, I hadn’t been driving it very well all day and this was a hard tee ball today, being mostly off the left. And I thought the way it looked like from the tee box, I was like, ‘Well I guess we should go up there and look,’ because I didn’t see it splash, I didn’t see any rocks, I knew there was sand there. So, I was like ‘Might as well go look,’" Scheffler said.
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Scheffler was lucky enough to find his ball, and then came the next task: hit off the beach back onto the course and get it over the cliff.
Scheffler was just hoping to find grass.
"I think the unpredictability was the most difficult part. I was really just trying to get it out over the rocks and anywhere up there on grass I would have been pretty happy about, obviously. Saved me a couple of shots there being able to find my ball in the sand," Scheffler said.
He was able to find some grass in the fairway that left him about 180 yards out, but even though he was out of the sand, this shot wasn’t any easier.
"I mean, that was a really hard shot. I was in between clubs and I had to chip a 6-iron in there from 180 (yards out), with the wind you can obviously see it blowing off the left there, so it was a pretty tough shot, just glad to get that on the green," Scheffler said.
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He then two-putted from 40 feet to complete the par save.
"After the tee ball, I definitely would have taken a par, so there’s no complaints from me there."
The par completed a 2-under 70 round on the day.
After the second round, Scheffler was seven-under par, tied for 20th. Sepp Straka led after two rounds at -14.
This is Scheffler’s first tournament back since suffering a freak hand injury during Christmas dinner.
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Scheffler said he isn’t feeling all the way himself yet after his first two rounds.
"(My game) feels good, I’ve limited the mistakes and I feel like I haven’t been swinging it as well as I could be, so I think there maybe just a little bit of rust there, a little bit of timing my swing, but it’s good to be getting back into competitive golf, and nice to be out here at Pebble," Scheffler said.
Scheffler’s injury required minor surgery, but he is now back in action after one of the most dominant seasons in PGA Tour history.
Scheffler won seven PGA Tour titles, while winning The Masters for a second time in his career. He also represented the United States at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games and won a gold medal after a late surge.
Scheffler also became the first player since Tiger Woods in 2009 to hold the No. 1 ranking for an entire calendar year.
The star golfer is 2-under through four holes to begin this third round, leaving him 9-under par as of the time of writing.
The third round of the Pebble Beach Pro-Am continues on Saturday.
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Rory McIlroy's time at the new TGL has paid off early.
Days after competing in his and Tiger Woods' joint simulator league in Jupiter, Fla., McIlroy drilled an ace at Spyglass Golf Course at the Pebble Beach Pro-Am on Thursday.
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On the par-three 15th, McIlroy took a wedge from 119 yards out and hit a dart right at the hole.
And that's not hyperbole - McIlroy dunked his golf ball right into the hole without a bounce.
It was the second hole-in-one the four-time major champion has hit on tour. His first came in 2023 at the Travelers Championship in Connecticut.
McIlroy is ranked third in the world, behind Scottie Scheffler and Xander Schauffele.
It's McIlroy's first event of the new PGA season. He started his first round on the 10th hole, so the ace got him to three-under through six on the day.
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It's a nice start to the season for McIlroy, who is hoping for better fortunes this year than last. McIlroy owned the U.S. Open lead late last year with a chance to snap his decade-long major drought. However, after he missed six feet worth of two putts on the final three holes, Bryson DeChambeau stole the trophy from underneath him.
That came just months after Cameron Smith squeaked out a win at the Open Championship the year prior over McIlroy in the final round.
McIlroy has been participating in the aforementioned TGL, which started earlier this week. McIlroy, Woods, Justin Thomas and Collin Morikawa are all team captains, with other PGA stars like Wyndham Clark, Patrick Cantlay, Hideki Matsuyama and Max Homa all playing.
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LIV Golfer Bryson DeChambeau has a grand plan for the $125 million he's receiving from his Saudi Arabian bosses.
The controversial 31-year-old golf star said during an interview on "The Joe Pomp Show" he bought 200 acres of land in his hometown of Modesto, California, and plans to expand the town by 30%.
"We are doing a mega project," DeChambeau said. "It’s been in the works for a couple of years now, and we’re at the place where we are getting permits to build. People know about it now.
"We have acquired massive amounts of land in my hometown, and it’s a three-phase process to build a whole community and increase the size of where I grew up by 30%"
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DeChambeau says his intention is to create a prominent golf presence in the community, adding the timeline for completing this project is just over a year.
"It’s a full-scale plan, fully thought out. It’s not only to bring golfers to the game but also to bring people to the central valley. You build a community around a multisport complex center," he said.
"It’s going to take 12-15 months to get the permits approved for the full scope. It’s over 200 acres of land what we have right now. It’s going to be a multisports complex center — driving range, golf course, residential community center, the whole thing."
DeChambeau was paid a reported $125 million to join LIV Golf in June 2022. He says his latest project is only possible because of the massive salary from the Saudi-funded organization.
"A lot of the reason why I have been able to do this is because of LIV. They gave me the economic viability to do these things and the platform to be able to do it, growing on YouTube," he said.
DeChambeau was one of many American golfers to compete in the Saudi-backed league when it launched.
Brooks Koepka, Phil Mickelson, Dustin Johnson, Patrick Reed and Jon Rahm were other prominent PGA stars who chose to accept the massive LIV paychecks during the league's aggressive pursuit of the sport's biggest names.
DeChambeau is also a close friend of President Donald Trump's and invited Trump to play with him in a video on his YouTube channel.
DeChambeau told Fox News Digital at the time he had no regrets about it.
"There’s always risk associated to that. But, from my perspective, it was focused on entertainment," DeChambeau told Fox News Digital in August at Maridoe Golf Club, site of the LIV Golf Team Championship.
"We can talk about politics. That’s a whole different conversation, something that I was not trying to do on my YouTube channel. It was solely on providing great entertainment."
DeChambeau joined Trump, Elon Musk and Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, to watch the SpaceX rocket launch in November.
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Tiger Woods' famed annual golfing event, The Genesis Invitational, is being moved from Los Angeles to San Diego after the devastating wildfires damaged the original course.
The PGA announced Friday the event will move 123 miles south to Torrey Pines Golf Course in the La Jolla neighborhood in San Diego, the site of this week's Farmers Insurance Open.
Woods says the event will be a platform to help fire victims.
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"We are grateful to the City of San Diego and Torrey Pines for hosting the 2025 Genesis Invitational, and to everyone who has reached out in support of the tournament," Woods said in a statement. "While Riviera remains the home of The Genesis Invitational, we look forward to playing on another championship caliber golf course this year and using the tournament to support those affected by the fires in the Los Angeles area."
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PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan also expressed gratitude.
"Our thanks to Tiger Woods, TGR Live and Genesis for their leadership in these efforts," Monahan said. "We are grateful to Farmers Insurance, [San Diego Mayor] Todd Gloria and the City of San Diego and the Century Club for extending the invitation to relocate The Genesis Invitational to Torrey Pines."
"Highlighting the resilience of Los Angeles and the need for continued support for the ongoing recovery efforts is what our collective teams are working towards with the playing of The Genesis Invitational at Torrey Pines," Monahan added in his statement.
The Riviera Country Club, where the event was originally supposed to be played, was not destroyed by the fires. However, it is dealing with power and water issues, and the tournament is being moved out of respect to fire victims.
The Genesis Invitational is expected to return to The Riviera Country Club in 2026.
"The devastation that is ongoing with the LA fires is such a tragedy and being from California, it hits home," Woods said in a statement shared on his social media platforms. "My heart is with those who have suffered unimaginable loss. Thank you to the incredible heroes that are the first responders helping to contain and save the community of Los Angeles."
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Rep. Ralph Norman, R-S.C., initially voted for Jim Jordan for speaker of the House Friday, but President-elect Trump was able to convince him to change his vote — while working on his golf game.
Norman was one of three Republicans who initially refused to vote for Mike Johnson to retain his role.
While speaking to reporters Friday, Norman said Trump had called him more than once to try to influence his vote on the speaker.
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In Trump's first phone call to Norman, Trump was hitting the links.
"He said, ‘Look, I’m in the middle of a golf game.' That was the first time I talked to him," Norman said, via MediaIte.
"He said, ‘Well, you did vote for Nikki Haley.’ I said, ‘Yes, sir, I did. We’re with you now.' And I said, 'We will be with Mike Johnson.'"
Trump owns numerous golf courses, one of which was the site of a second assassination attempt on his life in the summer. Trump's USGA handicap was once as low as a 2.5, and he claims to have recorded eight holes-in-one.
Trump also spoke with Keith Self, R-Texas, on the phone in an effort to sway Self's vote, sources told Fox News Digital.
Self confirmed to reporters he had spoken with Trump by phone multiple times Friday.
"I talked to him a couple of times today," Self said. "We had a lively discussion."
Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., connected Trump with Self and Norman by phone after they voted against Johnson, the sources said.
Johnson won the House speakership in the first round of voting, after it initially appeared he might lose.
Self, Norman and Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., each voted for lawmakers other than Johnson, appearing to put the speaker's gavel out of reach.
But House leaders did not formally close the vote while figuring out a path forward. GOP lawmakers were told to be on the House floor immediately in preparation for a second vote.
That second vote did not occur, however, and Johnson was sworn in as speaker Friday afternoon.
Fox News' Elizabeth Elkind contributed to this report.
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Golf legend Tiger Woods was among those mourning the loss of PGA Tour writer Steve DiMeglio, who lost his battle with cancer at age 63.
Woods posted Wednesday to X, offering his condolences.
"Unfortunately the golf world lost part of our family today, beloved golf writer Steve DiMeglio," the post said. "I was always very close to Steve and we texted and talked about how he needed to keep fighting to get better so we could see each other in the Bahamas last month. And we did. I am so grateful for that.
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"This is a very sad day for all of golf. We have truly lost a friend."
DiMeglio was diagnosed with Stage 4 rectal cancer in 2022 after experiencing pain in his right side after The Open Championship.
He had to step away from the sport he covered for multiple chemotherapy treatments. The cancer had spread to his liver, colon and stomach by the time it was discovered.
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It was a surprise for many in the golf world to see DiMeglio at the Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas last month.
Cameras caught the moment when Woods saw DiMeglio at the tournament, which brought a huge smile to his face.
"What’s up big boy?" Woods asked DiMeglio before giving him a hug. "You look good dude!"
DiMeglio responded, "I came all the way down here to hold the door open for you, big man."
While fighting his disease, DiMeglio, known for his USA Today golf coverage, was responsive on X with fans and followers.
According to multiple reports, DiMeglio died peacefully in his Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, home.
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After one of the most historic seasons in golf in 2024, 2025 will not get off to an ideal start for Scottie Scheffler.
The reigning PGA Player of the Year and No. 1 golfer in the world will miss next week's Sentry tournament after he underwent hand surgery.
In a statement released Friday, Scheffler's manager, Blake Smith, said Scheffler "sustained a puncture wound … from broken glass" in his right hand on Christmas Day preparing dinner.
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"Small glass fragments remained in the palm, which required surgery. He has been told that he should be back to 100% in three to four weeks," Smith said, adding Scheffler has officially withdrawn from The Sentry.
Scheffler's next scheduled tournament is the American Express, which begins Jan. 16. This year, the Sentry is labeled a signature event, the first of eight.
Scheffler's injury comes months after he completed one of the greatest seasons the PGA has ever seen. He kicked off his season with four top 10 finishes in his first five tournaments. Then, he kicked into another gear. He had four wins and tied for second in his next five events. He won the Arnold Palmer Invitational, The Players, the RBC Heritage and the Masters.
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His season took a wild turn in May, though, when he was arrested while headed to the second round of the PGA Championship at Valhalla. He spent time in a jail cell before casually shooting a 66 later in the day. He finished tied for eighth in the tournament.
Scheffler then won the Memorial and Travelers in June and then won Olympic gold in Paris. Including the Olympics, Scheffler posted eight wins, two second-place finishes, 17 top 10 finishes and zero missed cuts in 20 events. His seven victories in PGA events are the most since 2007.
With a $25 million payday from winning the FedEx Cup, Scheffler’s prize money for the 2024 season was over $54 million, by far the most ever won in one season.
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Charlie Woods, the son of legendary golfer Tiger Woods, had his own iconic golf moment at the PNC Championship on Sunday when he made his first ever hole-in-one.
Charlie, 15, delivered the first ace of his young career on the par-3 fourth hole at the Ritz-Carlton Club Orlando during the final round of the tournament, which the father and son duo entered the day leading.
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After teeing off, Charlie walked away seemingly satisfied with his shot. That was until the crowds began cheering, signaling that he had nailed a hole-in-one.
"That went in?" he asked in disbelief.
Woods, also in disbelief, embraced his son with a big hug as he shouted, "Yeah!"
This weekend marks the fifth straight year Woods and his son are playing the 36-hole tournament. It is also Woods’ first tournament since having his sixth lower back surgery in September.
They continue to share the lead through the front nine on Sunday.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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