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TIGER WOODS

Tiger Woods on the 18th green during the second round of the Masters in Augusta, Georgia, on April 8.
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Dec 5, 2023
Tiger Woods vaults 430 spots, drawing scrutiny to world rankings
Woods, who was making his first start since withdrawing from the Masters in April, had fallen to a career-low 1,328th in the OWGR by last week.
Tiger Woods hopes to play in one tournament each month in 2024.
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Dec 4, 2023
Tiger Woods sets target to play one event per month in 2024
Woods made his return to competitive golf at the Hero World Challenge.
Scottie Scheffler, seen during the Ryder Cup in September, won the Hero World Challenge on Sunday.
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Dec 4, 2023
Scottie Scheffler wins Hero World Challenge; Tiger builds confidence
Scheffler fired a bogey-free 68 on Sunday for a three-shot win in the Hero World Challenge.
Tiger Woods during the second round of The Masters in Augusta, Georgia, in April
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Nov 29, 2023
'Rusty' Tiger curious about form at 'pain-free' comeback
Woods, a 15-time major winner, will play in the Hero World Challenge starting Thursday.
Tiger Woods competes at the British Open in July 2022.
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Nov 8, 2023
Tiger Woods to own and play for Florida team in virtual golf league
The team will begin play in January when TGL launches its inaugural season at a custom-built arena in Florida.
Tiger Woods will join five other players on the PGA Tour's policy board.
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Aug 2, 2023
Tiger Woods joins PGA Tour's policy board as player director
The move is part of new governance and transparency measures announced by the Tour that promises to give players more say in future decisions.
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Apr 20, 2023
Tiger Woods has ‘successful’ ankle surgery
Woods has competed in just five tournaments since his February 2021 car crash near Los Angeles, completing 72 holes only twice.
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Apr 11, 2023
Tiger Woods' ball from 1997 Masters sells for $64,000
Bidding for the Titleist ball, which has 'Tiger' stamped on it, began at $500 when it went up for auction in late March.
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Feb 20, 2023
Tiger Woods 'headed in right direction' after making progress at Genesis Invitational
'My team has been fantastic in getting my body recovered day to day and getting me ready to play each and every day.'
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Feb 16, 2023
Tiger Woods still playing to win as long as body allows
Tiger Woods reflected on LeBron James' NBA career scoring record, marveling at the Lakers great's continued dominance as he tries to prolong his own superstar career.
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Feb 15, 2023
Tiger Woods laments 'turbulent' time for golf
While banned from PGA Tour events, LIV players have been invited to compete at the Masters, with tensions potentially expected at the traditional champions' dinner.
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Nov 30, 2022
Tiger Woods says Greg Norman 'has to go' as first step toward peace
The 15-time major champion urged the rebel LIV Golf circuit to shake up its leadership and drop its adversarial posture toward the PGA and DP World tours.
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Nov 10, 2022
Tiger to return at Hero World Challenge
Tiger Woods said Wednesday he would be returning to action at the Hero World Challenge in what will be the golf great's first tournament since the British Open in July.
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TENNIS
Sep 4, 2022
Former U.S. President Barack Obama leads tributes to Serena Williams
Williams' defeat sparked a flood of messages on social media, as current and former athletes across sport as well as the world at large celebrated her achievements over the last 25 years.
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Sep 1, 2022
Serena Williams expresses gratitude for Tiger Woods' support
Serena Williams credited Tiger Woods on Wednesday as one of the main reasons she was still playing tennis and had the golf great on his feet during her stunning win over world No. 2 Anett Kontaveit in the second round of the U.S. Open.
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Aug 18, 2022
PGA players rally around Tiger Woods in fight against LIV Golf
'He is the hero that we've all looked up to,' Rory McIlroy said. 'His voice carries further than anyone else's in the game of golf.'
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Aug 17, 2022
Tiger Woods and Rickie Fowler huddle with PGA players over LIV schism
Woods was expected to 'rally support around the PGA Tour' among the top players in the world who haven't already defected to the Saudi-backed LIV Golf Series.
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Jul 13, 2022
Tiger Woods warns LIV rebels to enjoy British Open while they can
While the PGA and DP Tours banned and fined anyone joining the LIV Series, the majors have so far allowed golfers who have qualified to continue to compete in golf's most prestigious events.
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OLYMPICS
Jul 6, 2022
Tiger Woods: 'No way physically' to play U.S. Open
The former world No. 1 said that problems with his surgically repaired right leg kept him out of the June 16-19 major.

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