One of golf’s spiciest urban legends is that Tiger Woods’ 2000 PGA Championship win over Bob May was saved by a spectator kicking his errant drive at the final playoff hole out of fescue.
Woods joins a list of legendary golfers who have received special exemptions from the USGA that includes Jack Nicklaus (seven times), Arnold Palmer (five times) and Tom Watson (five times).
Sometimes it’s the simple things that make the biggest impact.
The five-time champion finished with a 16-over 304 total, surpassing the 301 strokes he accumulated two years ago as his highest aggregate score in his 26 Masters appearances. Will there be another? That remains to be seen.
With no mobile phones or tablets, or really any contact with the outside world, the galleries at the Masters exist blissfully in a time capsule. Nowhere does that feel more the case than the farthest reaches of Augusta National, at the grand terrarium that is Amen Corner. There, above the 11th green, is the massive hand-operated scoreboard that keeps thousands updated on the tournament’s machinations.
It’s usually a good idea to not judge the potential success of an endeavour by how it starts. Apollo 13 launched successfully on this date in 1970, and, well, that ride ended up getting kind of bumpy.
Among the plethora of news snippets that came out of five-time Masters winner Tiger Woods’ press conference on Tuesday at Augusta National was a back-and-forth with a reporter that showed the resolve he still has to win.
Jason Day has been given the ultimate Masters compliment, being grouped with five-time winner Tiger Woods and Max Homa for the opening two rounds at Augusta National.
Professional golf needs a shot in the arm. Either result would help deliver it.
Woods playing 72 holes at Augusta this week would be a win all its own.
Woods and caddie Lance Bennett have worked together before, with the duo making their debut earlier this year at the Genesis Invitational.
The less-than-casual angle to it is that this visit probably provides a good indication that Woods is feeling healthy enough to compete in the 88th Masters when it begins on April 11.
Tiger Woods is in the Masters field, at least for now. But one controversial past champion is not.
The situation can – and surely will – be easily fixed by the USGA extending Woods a special exemption.
The 2025 US Ryder Cup captaincy is up for grabs, and within the last week it’s become clear that Tiger Woods could be the choice.
The idea of players wanted to be paid to play in the Ryder Cup really took off in the pages of Golf Digest, and almost derailed one of the most iconic moments in golf history.
US captain Zach Johnson said 47-year-old Woods, who last weekend caddied for his son Charlie during his victory at an Orlando regional qualifier for the Notah Begay Invitational, wasn’t likely to offer any advice now that Ryder Cup week is underway.
It’s shocking we’ve made it this long without ever asking Woods his opinion on the matter, but the good people at TaylorMade righted that wrong this week, asking the 15-time major winner what he believes is the greatest golf shot he’s ever hit.
Foster revealed the reason he thinks he became the GOAT’s caddie, and it all goes back to the 2002 Ryder Cup when he bailed the legendary golfer out in the locker room toilets at The Belfry.
Tiger Woods has made his call on the last major championship for the year.
The USGA released the news overnight, along with the names of more players who are exempt into the US Open next month at Los Angeles Country Club.
In 2015, Jason Day was on top of the golf world. The Australian star had won five times on the PGA Tour, including a maiden major at the PGA Championship at Whistling Straits. He also made his debut as World No.1 later that year.