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Tiger Woods Struggles with Back Spasms in PGA Tour Return: Genesis Invitational Roundup

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Tiger Woods faced back spasms as he returned to the PGA Tour, opening The Genesis Invitational with a 72. Read more about his challenging comeback and other highlights from the tournament.

Tiger Woods faced back spasms as he returned to the PGA Tour, opening The Genesis Invitational with a 72. Luke List impressed with 224 feet of putts made, while Rory McIlroy had a drastic 7-hole collapse. Woods battled back spasms throughout his round, culminating in an average return to professional golf. Despite struggles, Woods managed to finish his first official round since The Masters with an indifferent performance, including a shanked shot. Other notable players like Rory McIlroy and Max Homa also faced challenges at Riviera, with McIlroy dropping dramatically in rankings after a sudden nosedive.

Tiger Woods, known for his 15 major championship wins, struggled with back issues during his return. The Genesis Invitational saw Luke List achieve a remarkable feat by making a record-breaking 224 feet of putts in a single round. In a surprising turn of events, Rory McIlroy experienced a sharp decline in rankings after a disastrous 7-hole stretch. Despite the challenges faced by Woods and other players, the tournament provided an exciting battleground for golf enthusiasts and showcased the unpredictable nature of the sport.

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Tiger Woods opens The Genesis Invitational in 72, deals with back ... (pgatour.com)

Woods opened in 1-over 72 at The Riviera Country Club, eight back of early leader Patrick Cantlay. "My back spasmed on it," Woods said of his ...

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Luke List makes 224 feet of putts in first round of The Genesis ... (pgatour.com)

PACIFIC PALISADES, Calif. · That was more feet of made putts than anyone has made in a single round on the PGA TOUR this year, and the most in a single round at ...

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Back spasms take toll on Woods on PGA Tour return (Reuters)

Tiger Woods settled for a haphazard one-over-par 72 in the first round of the Genesis Invitational on Thursday as his surgically-repaired back caused him ...

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Tiger Woods battles back spasms in average return to PGA Tour ... (usatoday.com)

Tiger Woods had plenty of positives and a few negatives to take away from his return to PGA Tour action at the 2024 Genesis Invitational.

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Tiger Woods closes 'indifferent' PGA Tour comeback with shank ... (Sky Sports)

Tiger Woods marked his first official PGA Tour start since The Masters with a one-over 72 in California, leaving him eight strokes behind early leader ...

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Tiger Woods hits brutal shank in return to PGA Tour: 'Been a while' (Fox News)

Tiger Woods played his first round of professional golf since July, and most of it was solid. But Woods shanked a shot on the 18th hole.

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Woods struggles to find consistency in PGA Tour return at Riviera (FRANCE 24)

The 15-time major champion, who hadn't played since withdrawing from the third round at the Masters last April with painful plantar fasciitis, ...

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Tiger Woods returns to PGA Tour with rollercoaster first round at ... (uscannenbergmedia.com)

Woods gave an up-and-down performance, and Patrick Cantlay leads with an opening 64.

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Rory McIlroy, Max Homa sweating cut line into Friday at Riviera ... (pgatour.com)

Rory McIlroy and Max Homa were popular selections to contend at The Genesis Invitational, the third Signature Event of the PGA TOUR season contested at The ...

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Tiger Woods closes 'indifferent' PGA Tour comeback with shank ... (Sky Sports)

Tiger Woods marked his first official PGA Tour start since The Masters with a one-over 72 in California, leaving him eight strokes behind early leader ...

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In stunning 7-hole nosedive, Rory McIlroy drops 54 spots at Genesis ... (Golf.com)

In a stunning seven-hole collapse at Riviera, Rory McIlroy fell from 10th to 64th during the first round of the Genesis Invitational.

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Why should players own the PGA Tour? This guy knows better than ... (Golf.com)

Paul Rabil founded Premier League Lacrosse, establishing player equity long before the concept arrived for Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods. Emma Devine. Tiger ...

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What can Steve Stricker possibly do for a PGA Tour Champions encore? (Yahoo Sports)

Stricker set Champions season records for both lowest scoring average (67.54) and money earned ($3.9 million). Last June, he also broke the PGA mark with his 55th consecutive round of golf at par or better on a sanctioned tour, topping a guy named Tiger ...

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What can Steve Stricker possibly do for a PGA Tour Champions ... (usatoday.com)

Stricker opened the 2024 Champions season with a third-place finish at the Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai, five shots behind tournament champion ...

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The Genesis Invitational, Round 2: How to watch, featured groups ... (pgatour.com)

Patrick Cantlay leads after Round 1 with a 7-under 64. Cam Davis, Luke List and Jason Day linger one back while Jordan Spieth and Will Zalatoris are among the ...

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Tiger Woods withdraws from The Genesis Invitational due to illness ... (pgatour.com)

Woods, who was making his first official PGA TOUR start since the 2023 Masters, was 1-over through six holes and had just hit his tee shot on the par-4 seventh ...

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Benítez is back on track, eyes strong inaugural season on PGA ... (pgatour.com)

A PGA TOUR Latinoamérica champion at the age of 19, when he claimed the 2018 Visa Argentina Open by three shots to become the only teenager ever to win on ...

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Tiger Woods withdraws from his first PGA Tour event in nearly a year (KOLD)

Tiger Woods returned ...

The Genesis Invitational, Round 3: How to watch, featured groups ... (pgatour.com)

Round 3 action from The Genesis Invitational gets underway Saturday from The Riviera Country Club. Friday saw Patrick Cantlay extend his lead to five shots ...

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Chase Johnson makes cut, Justin Thomas leads notable names to ... (pgatour.com)

Chase Johnson, the Charlie Sifford Memorial Exemption recipient, shot 1-under 70 in the second round to make the cut at The Genesis Invitational.

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Tiger Woods withdraws mid-round during second round of PGA Tour ... (Sky Sports)

Tiger Woods withdrew due to illness when playing the seventh hole of his second round at the Genesis Invitational; Woods was making his first start at an ...

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Tiger Woods withdraws from first PGA Tour event after surgery with ... (The Washington Post)

Tiger Woods bowed out of the Genesis Invitational in the second round after dealing with flu-like symptoms.

Tiger Woods withdraws from his first PGA tour event in about a year ... (WSOC Charlotte)

LOS ANGELES — Tiger Woods withdrew from the Genesis Invitational Friday after he was reportedly not feeling well. ... On Friday afternoon, Woods was carted off ...

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Justin Thomas leads list of 7 big names to miss the cut at 2024 ... (usatoday.com)

These 7 big-name players are packing their bags early after missing the cut at the 2024 Genesis Invitational, including Justin Thomas.

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Tiger Woods withdraws from his first PGA Tour event in nearly a year (FOX Carolina)

Tiger Woods returned ...

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Woods withdraws due to illness in first PGA Tour start since April (Reuters)

Tiger Woods withdrew from the second round of The Genesis Invitational at Riviera on Friday due to illness, bringing an abrupt end to the 15-times major ...

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Tiger Woods withdraws from his first PGA Tour event in nearly a year (WLBT)

Tiger Woods returned ...

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Tiger Woods withdraws from his first PGA Tour event in nearly a year (WAFB)

Tiger Woods returned ...

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Tiger Woods withdraws from his first PGA Tour event in nearly a year (KFVS)

Tiger Woods returned ...

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Tiger Woods withdraws from his first PGA Tour event in nearly a year (Alaska's News Source)

Tiger Woods returned ...

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Golf-Woods withdraws due to illness in first PGA Tour start since April (Nasdaq)

Tiger Woods withdrew from the second round of The Genesis Invitational at Riviera on Friday due to illness, bringing an abrupt end to the 15-times major ...

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