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Tiger Woods is planning to make his triumphant return to golf as part of the 2022 Masters field. Woods said as much Tuesday during his official press conference at Augusta National with just two days to go until the first round begins — this after several days of practice at Augusta, including a trip with his son, Charlie, and Justin Thomas last week.«As of right now, I feel like I am going to play.
As of right now. I'm going to play nine more holes tomorrow,» said Woods, who noted that he will make his final evaluation at that time.Woods has looked fit and healthy all week, both in the practice area and on the course.
Every report — including those from his peers — has been encouraging in terms of the way he is carrying himself on the course he has owned for the last 25 years.Hysteria has perhaps never been higher for a Woods return, and deservedly so considering he hasn't played an official event in 17 months and is just 14 months removed from a car accident that nearly took his right leg. There was a lot to work through this week for Woods, which is likely why he said Sunday he would be a «game-time decision» and did not commit until the week of the actual event. Not only does Tiger need his swing to be in order, but his back — that has incurred nearly a half-dozen surgeries — and right leg (that hasn't endured four rounds of tournament play in nearly two years) will have to hold up under the most intense pressure imaginable.All of this is not to mention weather forecasts call for cold, wet and windy conditions through the week at Augusta.«Walking's the hard part.
This is not an easy walk to begin with, and given the condition my leg is in, it's even more difficult,» he said. «Seventy-two holes is a long road.
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Tom Brady may be returning to the NFL after a short-lived retirement but that doesn't mean he's slowing down on other projects. MORE: Green Bay Packers’ Aaron Rodgers wins NFL Honors' MVP for second year in a rowThe father-of-three has now launched a new golf collection under his Brady brand, featuring "high performance polos to the perfect golf pant and shorts, and Zero Weight layers".WATCH: Tom Brady splits his pants playing golfBut fans were all quick to make the same joke, asking if the pants are "rip proof"."Everyone knows when I’m not playing football, you’ll probably find me on the links," Tom shared. "When I started @bradybrand the GOLF collection was one of my top priorities.
NEW YORK -- Tiger Woods may not have won the Masters golf tournament, but his stirring return from injury was certainly a winner for the television networks following him.CBS' final round coverage of the venerable tourney on Sunday averaged 10.17 million viewers, the highest for any golf telecast since the corresponding day in 2019 — the last time Woods won the coveted green jacket, the Nielsen company said.ESPN's coverage of the first two rounds of the Masters averaged 3.3 million viewers, the most for its Master's coverage since 2018, the network said.ESPN's viewership peaked at 4.6 million just as Woods was finishing up his second round on Saturday, Nielsen said.CBS led the broadcast networks last week in prime time, averaging 4.2 million viewers. ABC had 3.6 million, NBC had 3 million, Fox had 1.7 million, Univision had 1.4 million, Ion Television had 1 million and Telemundo had 860,000.Fox News Channel led among the cable networks, averaging 2.32 million viewers. TBS had 1.52 million, TNT had 1.2 million, HGTV had 1.17 million and ESPN had 1.13 million.ABC's “World News Tonight” won the evening news ratings race, averaging 7.9 million for the week.
Scottie Scheffler was crowned champion of the Masters on April 10, and his wife, Meredith Scudder, was there proudly cheering him on. After Scottie won the major golf tournament Meredith joined him on the course to celebrate. Meredith jumped into Scottie’s arms and gave him a huge hug and kiss as he got emotional over the victory. Meredith looked stunning in a floral sundress, with her hair pulled back into a half ponytail.
Tiger Woods is back! The golf legend played in his first professional golf tournament, the 2022 Masters, Thursday -- just 14 months after nearly losing his right leg in a car accident.The golf legend hit the green in an attempt to win his 16th major championship, sixth green jacket and 83rd PGA Tour event, and while he was not among the leaders after the morning session on Thursday, he entered the clubhouse T9 on the leaderboard after shooting a 1-under 71. Woods made par across his first five holes before scoring birdie on the sixth.
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As Tiger Woods prepares to embark on another historical milestone to secure his sixth green jacket with a Masters win at Augusta National Golf Course this weekend, many fans of the power swinger will be watching along to see how his longtime girlfriend, Erica Herman, will be cheering him on to victory. Woods is set to walk the sprawling greens and fairways just 14 months after surviving a frightening rollover car crash in February 2021 in Rancho Palos Verdes, California. Dr.
Set your alarms, reminders or whatever for 3. 34pm on Thursday as that’s when Tiger Woods tees off in his opening round in the 86th Masters. The five-time winner, who is making a sensational return in the season’s opening major after his latest lengthy injury lay-off, has been paired with South African Louis Oosthuizen and Chile’s Joaquin Niemann.