Tiger Woods

Woods, 47, has not teed it up in a tournament with a cut since The Open last July, and all eyes will be on him to see how he fares at the Players' ...

His last finish at Riviera was a solo 68th in 2020. But he didn't waste another chance at the next finding the target from three feet as he well and truly heated up, first striping his drive down the middle of the fairway before striking a sweet iron shot right at the pin. After a beautiful chip to within feet of the pin, he holed out for birdie and a perfect start to the round. One-under through three, Woods sat down on an ice box by the side of the fourth tee box as he waited for the group ahead to finish playing the par-3 fourth. 'I'm there to get a W, OK? 'If I entered the event, it's always to get a W. Tiger!' before the golf legend took his first shot. Woods his second shot out of the rough on the first just short of the green on the par-5 first He found himself out of position from the tee on five, having to thrash out of the rough The 15-time major winner had warmed up for the event in the Genesis Invitational Pro-Am in Pacific Palisades Wednesday, and despite being the first out at 6.30am, he had plenty of fans in attendance to watch him head out for a vitally important 18 holes. He had the chance to bounce back on the seventh, after sensational iron shot from a left side fairway bunker to give him a look at birdie, but the putt grazed the edge of the cup. Woods's tee shot just found the edge of the rough to the right of the fairway but came cleanly out with his second finishing just short of the green on the par-5 first.

One of the greatest golfers to ever grace the earth, Tiger Woods also enjoys a stable and private love life off the course. After winning the Masters ...

Then, when he won his historic 80th PGA at the Tour Championship in East Lake, Georgia, she cheered him on to victory. Nevertheless, the great golfer was injured in a terrible vehicle accident in February 2021, which forced him to forgo playing golf for a year. As he won the Presidents Cup in New Jersey in October 2017, the celebrity was seen being hugged by Erica Herman.

A look at how Tiger Woods fared in the opening round of the Genesis Invitational at Riviera Country Club.

Tiger Woods made his first official start since The Open Championship on Thursday at the Genesis Invitational. Ultimately, the front nine was mostly about making par for Woods. It was certainly a good start.

Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy have been grouped together for the first two rounds of the Genesis Invitational this week.

McIlroy also played alongside Woods at The Match in December for what was the 47-year-old's first TV appearance since missing the cut at The Open. Instead of being pitted against one another, the duo appeared to hit it off instantly with McIlroy admitting back in 2012 that he and Woods would often give each other stick. Both Woods and McIlroy have arguably been the two biggest golf stars of the past two decades with the latter maturing into a spokesperson for the tour.

Tiger Woods' tempo has changed over the years, and you can still see the effects in his golf swing at the Genisis Open.

There was less of a pause between the backswing and downswing because it was less reliant on timing overall. As Tiger explains in the video below, his younger swing was one that relayed on good timing, and lots of distance. "The club was inside, across the line. But the book also explains that even though the ratio of Tiger Woods' swing stayed at the same 3-to-1 ratio, his tempo changed: Up until 1997, Young Tiger's swing moved at a Tour Tempo-recorded 27/9 rate: 27 frames on the backswing, and 9 on the downswing. Simply put, both Tiger's backswing and downswing have gotten faster, and that's the tempo he uses today. In the book, Novosel conducted a detailed analysis of the tempo of various different pros' golf swings, and established the now widely-accepted standard that pros swing the golf club at a 3-to-1 ratio, meaning that their backswings are three times longer than their downswing.

Live coverage as Tiger Woods returns to PGA Tour action at The Genesis Invitational at Riviera Country Club.

McIlroy and Thomas also birdie the 1st. Woods goes for a stinger draw and he pulls it down the left. From 30-40 yards, the 'hardest shot in golf', Woods picks it beautifully and it eventually nestles to within 5ft. Missed the fairway left, missed the green short and gets it up-and-down from the sand. Came through about 5-10ft of fairway up the hill with a big swing to the right and it nestles up to within a foot. JT is three-under but has hit a shocker with his gap wedge, pushing it well right of the green into the trees. It almost threatens the hole and zips back and right to leave a 10 footer for birdie. Woods hits a power fade down the 11th that just ends up running out of fairway down the right. A beautiful effort from 16ft with a bit of right-to-left on it but it just slides by on the high side. Should make for a good par save to hopefully steady the ship a little. Woods really is the needle. A perfect little fade down 15, suiting the dogleg, from Tiger.

Tiger Woods made his PGA Tour debut at the Riviera Country Club in 1992. 31 years later, he's still searching for his first win at the course.

1 Here's the live stream schedule for each round: to 3 p.m. Golf Channel and CBS will both broadcast different pieces of this weekend's Genesis Invitational. — Tee Tiger Woods: "If I'm playing, I'm playing to win ... "There will come a point in time where my body won't allow me to do that anymore, probably sooner than later." Tee time (ET) Now, if Woods wants that first win at the Genesis Invitational, he'll have to do it in a storybook way. He has his next chance to make more history this weekend in Los Angeles. Tiger Woods has a bit of history at the Genesis Invitational.

Thursday's first round marks Woods' first non-major PGA Tour start since October 2020.

The league is set to begin play in January 2024. The The 47-year-old Woods has played in three major tournaments since a February 2021 rollover car crash in which he sustained multiple serious leg injuries.

Woods' playing partners on Friday are two of the biggest stars on the PGA Tour, Rory McIlroy and Justin Thomas, who he also played with on Thursday. Tiger has a ...

[10:24 a.m. Their telecast will begin at 4 p.m. ET/7:24 a.m. [PGA Tour Live on ESPN+](https://go.web.plus.espn.com/c/3208296/931309/9070) and [Peacock.](https://www.peacocktv.com/sports/golf) PGA Tour Live will stream exclusive coverage of the event beginning at 9:30 a.m. As managing producer for GOLF.com, Cunningham edits, writes and publishes stories on GOLF.com, and manages the brand’s e-newsletters, which reach more than 1.4 million subscribers each month. ET (Golf Channel); 3-6:30 p.m. ET (Golf Channel); 3-7 p.m. ET (CBS) Golf Channel will carry the round on TV. Tiger will be among the featured groups, which means you’ll be able to watch every single shot he hits on Friday via ESPN+. He also commented on the ongoing fight with LIV Golf, and how the [presence of LIV pros will affect the Masters Champions Dinner](https://golf.com/news/masters-champions-dinner-tension-tiger-woods/) in April. Here’s what you need to know to watch Tiger’s second round, including his tee time, playing partners and complete streaming and TV schedules.

There were just as many positive and negative takeaways from Tiger Woods' PGA Tour return Thursday ... until he reached the final three holes.

The true test of his fitness and form will come Friday morning, where [Woods will be back on the course](https://golfweek.usatoday.com/2023/02/16/2023-genesis-invitational-friday-tee-times-tv-and-streaming-info/) alongside Rory McIlroy and Justin Thomas at 10:24 a.m. [a single-car accident](https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/golf/2021/04/08/tiger-woods-crash-report-reveals-clues-his-condition-day/7151217002/) that nearly cost him his leg, Woods walked with ease for most of the round but began to labor a bit down the stretch. He left a few chips short, but his splash shots out of the bunker were textbook.

Tiger Woods calmly waved to an exuberant crowd and tipped his cap after finishing his first round at the Genesis Invitational with three straight birdies.

While a torrid start from Max Homa and Jon Rahm were the talk of the tournament early Thursday at the 2023 Genesis Invitational, it was how arguably the ...

His putting has kept him at level par, but it's starting to get chilly and I'm interested to see how his long game holds up coming to the house. Four holes to go to get it back to level or even under par. Nice move late in the day, and he's right on the probably cut line with 20 holes left before the cut is made. Keith Mitchell joins Max Homa at the top of the leaderboard with a 7-under 64. [pic.twitter.com/VfDTmuY2V0] [February 17, 2023] A 2-under 69 -- his first score of 2 under since the first round of the 2020 Masters, which was played in November. "Momentum is a big thing in sports, but if you put the effort that needs to be put in throughout the year and weeks off and at home and you do the little things right, you give yourself a better chance of never really hopefully feeling that," he said. It would be surprising if he wasn't in the mix late on Sunday. He is absolutely a problem for everyone involved, and if he somehow wins this week that would mean he lost to nine golfers in five PGA Tour events before the Florida swing. There's still a long way to go, but the caliber of golf he's playing -- positive strokes gained approach in his last eight starts -- combined with his history at Riv -- three consecutive top 10s -- make him a scary proposition to deal with the rest of the way. I posed the question last week: Is Homa the third-best player in the world (behind Rory McIlroy and Rahm)? Woods' closing kick was nearly as remarkable as his speed off the tee, and he once again reminded us why he's the best to ever do it.

Tiger Woods closed with three straight birdies for a 2-under 69 in the Genesis Invitational, leaving him five shots behind Max Homa and Keith Mitchell.

"I'm going to work on the range," McIlroy said. "I hadn't been out here so I've missed some of the things that have transpired on Tour, which is kind of fun." As Woods explained, the time in between will feature plenty of icing and treatment in order to get ready for tomorrow. Throughout the course of his round on Thursday, he still had a slight hitch in his step as he looked to limit the pressure on his right ankle. During a few times in the round, Woods removed his right shoe and adjusted his ankle brace and sock. The putt slipped in on the right side and seemed to give Woods the spark he needed. Woods set up on the left side of the tee box and carved a nine iron that faded right and landed pin high, five feet from the cup. "I was trying to calm myself down all day," Woods said. "There's nothing like come game time, just the feeling of the butterflies and trying to calm all that stuff down," Woods said. "I didn't want to be the idiot host to miss it right in front of everybody after I just went birdie-birdie," Woods said of his birdie putt on No. Over the course of more than five hours, Woods grinded his way to clutch pars and bounced back from three bogeys only to finish with a flurry of vintage shots that changed the entire tenor of his round. Given his physical state, there was an expectation that the back nine would be tough for Woods to endure.

Tiger Woods hugs Rory McIlroy after the first round of the Genesis Invitational. Ronald Martinez. PACIFIC PALISADES, ...

At the par-3 fourth, where the group had to wait several minutes, Woods sat on a cooler with Thomas and untied his right shoe to give his foot some breathing room. “The ebb and flow of needling each other, encouraging each other and telling stories. In the scoring room afterward, Woods said McIlroy announced that he needed to go practice with his driver. “Right behind you,” Woods joked, knowing full well that he would be heading back to his hotel room for extensive icing treatment to prep for his 7:24 a.m. But he still slightly dragged his right leg due to the ankle that was damaged in his car accident two years ago, as well as the plantar fasciitis that he’s contended with more recently. It was a lively and big crowd gathered in front of the iconic clubhouse and lined the first hole, but it wasn’t the zoo that some might have expected. Woods joined McIlroy and Thomas as the trio birdied the easy, par-5 first hole, but he made only one birdie against three bogeys over the next 14 holes. “So, I've had so many surgeries that the ankle just keeps changing, the leg keeps changing. Now, this was a Thursday in the big city after all. Even when Woods made a third straight birdie at the 18th hole to shoot a hard-fought two-under-par 69—five shots more than leaders Max Homa and Keith Mitchell—Riviera’s grassy amphitheater was only about half full. Justin Thomas arrived, followed by McIlroy, and if the cheers and chants for Woods were hearty, they were hardly much louder. Golf moves on, and Rory McIlroy and Jon Rahm and Scottie Scheffler are now the outlines that people recognize just as well from a distance.

For a 47-year-old who hasn't played an official PGA Tour event since July and has had more surgeries than the “Operation” guy, Tiger Woods looked phenomenal ...

Thomas’ was 319, at the par-4 15th. McIlroy’s was 339 yards, at the par-4 eighth. Woods’ longest drive was 338 yards, at the par-4 11th.

The tournament host was five strokes back from co-leaders Max Homa and Keith Mitchell at Riviera Country Club.

McIlroy continued his mission to replace Scottie Scheffler at the head of the rankings. The 33-year-old shot an opening four-under 67 to be three strokes back, while Scheffler could only manage 70. Fans at Riviera got to see Woods play alongside close friends Justin Thomas and Rory McIlroy, with the trio all birdying the 18th.

Max Homa and Keith Mitchell fired 7-under-par 64s to share the first-round lead at the Genesis Invitational on Thursday in Los Angeles, while Tiger Woods ...

Tiger Woods celebrates on the 18th green after winning the 2019 Masters (Getty Images). Tiger Woods has played in 90 major championships in his career, winning ...

The tournament host was five strokes back from co-leaders Max Homa and Keith Mitchell at Riviera Country Club, after not having played an event without the ...

It was no surprise to find Rahm near the top of the leaderboard after an opening 65. "I was trying to calm myself down all day, trying to figure out what the hell I'm doing out here because I haven't played," Woods said. "There's a lot of ice going on here," he said of his post-round treatment.

Tournament host Tiger Woods returns to competitive golf with a two-under 69, while Rory McIlroy and Jon Rahm makes good starts at the PGA Tour event.

Mitchell came home in 31, including birdies on the final two holes. I had to dial all that back in." "That's the only reason why I tee it up.

Tiger Woods is back at the Genesis Invitational and fans love it. They're not alone, though. Players are loving it, too.

[PodBean](https://dropzonegolf.podbean.com/) [Stitcher](https://www.stitcher.com/show/golfcom-podcast) [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/show/5tCHGYbvzziD2cyntgfseS?si=7d9c60166f054228) [iHeart](https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-drop-zone-golf-podcast-86279832/) [Colt Knost](https://golf.com/news/rickie-fowler-tpc-scottsdales-16th-crowd/) was the walking reporter with Woods group Thursday. But you could see it most in a harmless conversation between Woods and Jason Day on Tuesday afternoon, which already feels like weeks ago. His performance made things at least a little weird for McIlroy and Thomas, who were relegated to supporting duty for the first time in a while. With wild winds delaying Rai’s own practice round, he introduced himself to Woods and learned all about his garden and backyard short game area. After the round, he shook his head with a knowing smile. It was just one of the many signs that Woods is still a thrill for all his colleagues, even if they’re his competitors, too. On 18, JT calmly curled in a birdie from 28 feet that sent a jolt into the amphitheater behind 18. — Max McGreevy was up on his tippy-toes Thursday evening, just trying to get a glance.

The 15-time major winner was playing his first competitive round in seven months after an injury lay-off but he showed no signs of rustiness as he hit a ...

Tiger Woods pranks playing partner Justin Thomas by cheekily handing him a TAMPON after outdriving him at the Genesis Invitational... Woods' prank signalled that he was in a relaxed mood back on the golf course, and he went on to finish his round in some style. Tiger Woods cheekily handed Justin Thomas a tampon during the opening round on Thursday

Tiger Woods handed Justin Thomas a tampon after outdriving him at the Genesis Invitational on Thursday.Woods returned to the PGA Tour after a 28-month.

I put my driver up a click in loft at the start of the week. Speaking on his rapport with Thomas and McIlroy, Woods said: “It was a great round. McIlroy shot the best round of the group, finishing on four-under par, while Thomas was sandwiched in the middle on three-under. After watching Thomas fail to match his distance on the ninth hole, Woods was spotted handing the world no.7 a tampon in a bizarre prank. At the end of an exhilarating round, Thomas and Woods shared a touching moment off the 18th green, as McIlroy completed a trio of closing birdies for the group. However, the 15-time major winner faces a possible backlash after appearing to compare Thomas to a woman for his apparent lack of strength.

PAIGE SPIRANAC has reacted after Tiger Woods was seen handing Justin Thomas a tampon.The golf icon is making his PGA Tour return this week at the Gene.

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In a truly bizarre turn of events, Tiger Woods handed Justin Thomas a tampon after outdriving him at the Genesis Invitational golf tournament on Thursday.

I put my driver up a click in loft at the start of the week. Speaking on his relationship with Thomas and McIlroy, Woods said: “It was a great round. Despite almost losing his leg in a life-threating car crash two years ago, the 47-year-old was hitting drives of more than 330 yards.

The 15-time Major winner birdied his final three holes to sit five shots off the lead.

McIlroy can reclaim the world No1 ranking with victory in Los Angeles and the Northern Irishman also birdied the 18th to head into Friday’s second round well in contention on four-under. “I was able to fight back and get it going, it was a nice finish,” Woods said, after finishing two-under par. [Rory McIlroy](/topic/rory-mcilroy) and [Justin Thomas](/topic/justin-thomas).

The bizarre incident happened on the ninth hole after Woods outdrove Thomas from the tee-box.

As Woods and Thomas walked side by side, the 47-year-old forced something into his playing partner’s hand. Woods was playing alongside Thomas and The bizarre incident happened on the ninth hole after Woods outdrove Thomas from the tee-box

Tiger Woods was back in action last night at the Genesis Invitational, his first regular PGA Tour event since 2020. However, it wasn't Tiger's impressive ...

It's a tiger joke. Not a boomer joke. It’s just a boomer joke and says a lot about Tiger. [February 17, 2023] However, it wasn’t Tiger’s impressive play that got people's attention. What a guy.

The tournament host was five strokes back from co-leaders Max Homa and Keith Mitchell at Riviera Country Club.

McIlroy continued his mission to replace Scottie Scheffler at the head of the rankings. The 33-year-old shot an opening four-under 67 to be three strokes back, while Scheffler could only manage 70. Fans at Riviera got to see Woods play alongside close friends Justin Thomas and Rory McIlroy, with the trio all birdying the 18th.

Woods shot a two-under-par 69 on Thursday at the Genesis Invitational in Southern California. Every stroke amounted to research for the bigger ambitions ...

“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,” he said. We have the ability to pick and choose and play a little bit longer.” Open because, as he put it later, there was “no way physically I could have done that.” [At the British Open](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/15/sports/golf/tiger-woods-british-open-missed-cut.html) in July, after he missed the cut, he said it was “hard just to walk and play 18 holes.” (He bounced back from trouble particularly well in those days: [He won his first green jacket the next year](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/04/sports/golf/tiger-woods-1997-masters.html#:~:text=Tiger%20Woods%20was%20not%20supposed,and%20catapulted%20himself%20to%20stardom.).) This week in California, moments after Woods made clear he would not be looking to match Player or Palmer at Augusta, a reporter asked Woods to peer into the future. When he grows weary, he mounts a cart — something he cannot do on the PGA Tour — but has seen his outings go from a few holes to 18. About four months later, after he concluded that he could not play a low-key event in the Bahamas because of plantar fasciitis, he acknowledged without elaboration that his year had included undergoing “a few more procedures because of playing.” “Then, after this event, we’ll analyze it and see what we need to do to get ready for Augusta.” Championship](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/21/sports/golf/tiger-woods-pga-championship.html), where he was 12 over par after three rounds, he abandoned his plan to play the U.S. [lots of ice, lots of ice baths](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/09/sports/golf/masters-tiger-woods-injuries.html), just basically freezing myself to death” before the next day’s round. He shot a two-under-par 69 on Thursday, ahead of a second round on Friday morning, with each stroke and step at Riviera Country Club a data point in his team’s quest to make a rebuilt body hum to a higher-than-normal standard. What Woods cannot mask — indeed, what he does not even try much to mask — is that every competitive round is effectively 18 holes of rehabilitation research and development.

Tiger Woods is under scrutiny for handing Justin Thomas a tampon after outdriving him during the opening round of the Genesis Invitational on Thursday.

We are extremely close with the family and we do a lot of things together, and to be able to have that experience tomorrow again." Anna Caplice, Ireland rugby player, tweeted: "If the world generally respected women I would be able to see the funny side of this. "It's just a bit of fun, it's just banter on a golf course. Julie DiCaro, a lawyer and author, tweeted: "Ugh. So played out and stupid." "He's the leader of our game, whatever happens all eyes are on Tiger Woods. "I think he might want to (apologise) knowing what it's caused in the last 24 hours. "Us women all have periods, I know some men find it quite hard to say that out loud. "It can be seen as laddy behaviour but I just think what it says, the inference is not good. It was crass, it was disappointing and I think surprise from my side because he's playing in the Genesis on the PGA Tour. It was supposed to be a private incident but it's now been highlighted. A lot of people have jumped on this and, no wonder, because it's extremely disappointing and I'm surprised the most recognisable golfer on the planet has put himself in this position to be exposed in this way.

After, he spoke on the fans' reaction, playing alongside Justin Thomas and Rory McIlroy, and how he has had to adjust due to the injury to his leg and foot he ...

As soon as I get back to the hotel, it's just icing and treatment and icing and treatment, just hit repeat throughout the whole night. “It was nice that I had this unbelievable pairing. I had to try and figure out what the chess match is going to be. “I haven't really done this in a while. “I was trying to calm myself down all day, trying to figure out what the hell I'm doing out here because I haven't played. I haven't played in a tournament in a long time.

Tiger Woods has faced some criticism after handing playing partner Justin Thomas a tampon during the opening round of the Genesis Invitational.

I haven’t been out here, so I’ve missed some of the things that have transpired on tour which is kind of fun.” After outdriving his close friend, Woods tried to discreetly hand Thomas something as they walked off the tee. Speaking on Thursday, following his return at Rivieira Country Club, the 15-time Major champion was in high spirits.

Woods lines up alongside Justin Thomas and Rory McIlroy at The Riviera Country Club.

Into the sand. Later on, Jordan Spieth, Collin Morikawa and Scottie Scheffler are grouped together, as are Justin Rose, Hideki Matsuyama and Shane Lowry. Solid start, though he gives a shake of the head at the missed opportunity. McIlroy finishes with a bogey, dropping to three under. McIlroy ends just shy of the green and then it’s Tiger’s turn - similar distance to McIlroy but better sight line for the approach, perhaps. He lines it up...but it’s both hard and marginally low below the hole. Thomas, for par from six and a half feet - it’s slightly right to left but he sinks it nicely. Woods is likely to be asked for his explanation of the prank following the round. Tiger Woods live: Genesis Invitational round 2 Tiger Woods at the Genesis Invitational [Woods shot a two-under-par 69](/sport/golf/tiger-woods-genisis-invitational-rory-mcilroy-b2284188.html) to be tied 27th coming into this second round, while Thomas finished round one on -3 and McIlroy scored -4, three shots back from co-leaders Max Home and Keith Mitchell at seven under par (64). Also already in action today are Matt Wallace, Troy Merritt, Matt Fitzpatrick and plenty of others.

Tiger Woods' apparent prank on his playing partner at the Genesis Invitational tournament has been met with disapproval online.

In 2017 he [pleaded guilty to reckless driving](https://pleaded/%20guilty%20to%20reckless%20driving%20and%20agreed%20to%20enter%20a%20diversion%20programme%20on%20Friday,%20five%20months%20after%20he%20was%20found%20passed%20out%20in%20his%20Mercedes%20with%20prescription%20drugs%20and%20marijuana%20in%20his%20system.) after he was found passed out in his Mercedes with prescription drugs and marijuana in his system. He followed it with a 74 in his second round on Friday to sit on one over par for the tournament – 10 shots adrift of early clubhouse leader Keith Mitchell. I probably should have appreciated the fans more than I did, but there was so much going on in my head.” “Is the joke here to ‘stop playing like a girl?’ Or that periods and tampons indicate weakness?” The incident caused a disapproving backlash on social media. “If I offended anybody in any way, shape or form, I’m sorry.

Tiger Woods has been criticised after he gave a tampon to Justin Thomas during the first round of the Genesis Invitational. The 15-time major champion ...

I just think that’s not what we want to be showcasing in the world of sport right now. I probably should have appreciated the fans more than I did, but there was so much going on in my head.’ ‘I think it was crass, disappointing, the surprise from my side, utter bewilderment really, that he’s playing in the Genesis on the PGA Tour again, a tournament that he hosts, he’s been out of the limelight for a while, he’s been injured, he comes back, there’s multiple cameras, millions, billions watching this around the world, a joke that he thought was private, clearly it’s been picked up, a lot of people have jumped on this and no wonder, it’s extremely disappointing, and I’m surprised that the most-recognisable golfer on the planet has put himself in this position to be exposed in this way.

The 15-time major winner is under scrutiny after implying that his close friend is a woman for not being able to strike the ball as far as him at a ...

That's not what we want to be showcasing in the world of sport." It was laddy, blokey behaviour - he's saying 'Look, I've outdriven you, you're driving the ball like a woman', effectively. Is it supposed to be funny because women supposedly can't hit a ball?"

Tiger Woods is being scrutinised for handing his playing partner Justin Thomas a tampon after outdriving him at the Genesis Invitational in California.

"I was able to fight back and get it going," Woods said after play. Showcasing females to be inferior to men and being the butt of an in-joke between two men was really poor." When cameras and photos showed the item exchanged was a tampon, it prompted a mixed reaction on social media.

Tiger Woods caused a social media storm on Thursday when he was pictured handing Justin Thomas a tampon during the first round of the Genesis Invitational.

The American duo have struck up a close friendship over the years with Woods considering Thomas as family. The 15-time major champion was then spotted handing Thomas a tampon in jest after outdriving his compatriot once again on the ninth. Woods is playing in his first non-major event since October 2020 at the Genesis Invitational this week.

The 47-year-old teed it up for round two after he birdied the last three holes to record an incredible two-under-par first round yesterday as he proved he ...

Landing in the perfect spot, it rolled within a foot of a hole and an easy tap in for his first birdie of the day. Tiger Woods slumps to back-to-back bogeys in his second round at the Genesis Invitational to finish one-over... Woods riled up the bleary-eyed crowd with a near ace. The star was made to rue two missed putts for birdie on his opening two holes of the day Another missed birdie putt on the par-three 16th followed but Woods showed glimpses of his heyday with a fantastic approach to the 17th green, sticking the landing to claw his way back to two-under. - The 47-year-old carded a round of two-under for his first round on Thursday