Tiger Woods at Genesis Invitational: What to expect as 15-time major winner enters return exuding confidence
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The Big Cat is back, but what do his chances for a win actually look like this week at Riviera?
On one hand, it's surprising that Tiger Woods is going to tee it up this week in the Genesis Invitational at Riviera Country Club. On the other hand, it very much is not.
Woods committed to the event -- which his foundation hosts -- last Friday during the Phoenix Open. Players at TPC Scottsdale were taken by surprise as they were informed of his return after their rounds. This makes sense because while Woods played in three majors last year, he limped (literally and figuratively) to the finish line. He withdrew from the Hero World Challenge with plantar fasciitis and then looked physically stifled in appearances at The Match and the PNC Championship.
When he said he wanted to play a few events in addition to the major championships in 2023, I think everyone presumed those extra events would probably come later in the year -- perhaps the Players Championship or even the Memorial in the summer, a tournament he's dominated over the course of his career. Nope. Woods will tee it up at an event where he's relatively struggled (and famously never won).
