The Big Cat is back.
Tiger Woods returns to PGA Tour action on Thursday as the 15-time major return will make his 2024 debut at the Genesis Invitational at Riviera Country Club just outside of Los Angeles. Woods will do double duty as the tournament host of the $20 million signature event, which his TGR Foundation organizes.
The 82-time PGA Tour winner played both the Hero World Challenge and PNC Championship in the winter, but fans haven’t seen Woods on the course in an official event since he withdrew from the 2023 Masters. In 14 previous starts at Riv, Tiger has one runner-up finish (1999) and just three top 10s. He finished T-45 last year.
Follow Woods’ opening round with shot-by-shot updates and analysis below.
An alternative red polo at the launch event features the company’s logo in the middle of the chest at “Sun Day Red” printed on the left shoulder. (David Dusek/Golfweek)
Tiger released his new golf and lifestyle brand, Sun Day Red, with TaylorMade on Monday, and the new threads were met with some varying reviews. Woods has been rocking the new gear all week after he and Nike ended a 27-year relationship last year.
It’s easy to get excited when Tiger returns to competition, but it’s time we start to temper those feelings. His wins at the Masters and Zozo Championship in 2019 were incredible, but that was five years and a handful of operations ago. At times we’ve seen the old Tiger come out to play, but he simply hasn’t been able to string together four rounds consistently. I’m not saying he’ll never win again or that he can’t compete, after all, this is Tiger Woods we’re talking about. He doesn’t play if he doesn’t believe he can compete. Let’s just see how he fares before we lob lofty expectations.
Eyes on the prize.@TigerWoods looks to get the trophy @TheGenesisInv, where he has never won before. pic.twitter.com/Et0OivoRH7
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) February 14, 2024
Woods will be featured in enhanced Main Feed coverage on PGA Tour Live when he tees off at 12:25 p.m. ET with Justin Thomas and Gary Woodland.
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