Tiger Woods’ return to golf experienced a setback last week when the 14-time major winner withdrew before the second round of the Omega Dubai Desert Classic due to back spams. Overnight, it appears the issue has not been alleviated, as Woods announced on his website that lingering injury issues will keep him on the sidelines for scheduled appearances at the Genesis Open and Honda Classic.
While it’s not uncommon for athletics to be disqualified from sporting events after the fact when it’s discovered they broke anti-doping rules, it’s rare when it happens to a golfer, and rarer still when it happens due to a case of “contaminated meat”.
Instead of hosting golf’s best at its annual US PGA Tour event last July, the Greenbrier served as a shelter for victims of the devastating floods that hit West Virginia.
Weather is hardly an anomaly at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. In fact, it’s part of the tournament aura and its lore, so today’s difficult playing conditions that eventually led to a suspension of the opening round weren’t anything new.
Despite the new regulations put in place by the so-called “groove rule” in 2010, Ping’s latest Glide 2.0 wedge line boasts milled faces with, according to the company, “sharper groove edges than any previous Ping wedge model”.
The US PGA Tour returns to Pebble Beach this week for the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. Given the state of his game and his health, it’s ridiculous to think that Tiger Woods once won a US Open on this golf course by 15 shots.
Robert Allenby has travelled to Thirteenth Beach Golf Links for the Oates Vic Open, the tournament that launched the four-time PGA Tour champion’s career.
Australian Golf Digest
