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New York Post
10-05-2025
- Sport
- New York Post
Charlie Woods falls short in US Open qualifying attempt
Charlie Woods won't be playing the U.S. Open this year. The 16-year-old son of Tiger Woods shot 3-over par 75 at Wellington Golf Club in Florida on Thursday, finishing seven strokes off the qualifying score of 68. It's the second straight year Woods failed to qualify for the tournament, but his showing on Thursday was an improvement on his attempt last spring, when he shot 9-over 81 at the Legacy Golf and Tennis Club in Port St. Lucie. Advertisement Woods was one of 10,202 entries for the 125th U.S. Open, which will take place June 12-15 at Oakmont Country Club in Pennsylvania. Charlie Woods, son of Tiger Woods of Jupiter Links Golf Club, looks on before a TGL presented by SoFi match between Jupiter Links Golf Club and New York Golf Club at SoFi Center on February 18, 2025 in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. TGL Golf via Getty Images Tony Romo, former tennis player Mardy Fish and Rangers forward J.T. Miller are other well-known golfers aiming to qualify for the tournament. Charlie's father will also be missing the U.S. Open action. Advertisement The elder Woods announced in March that he underwent surgery after rupturing his left Achilles tendon while training at home. The 49-year-old and 15-time major champion hasn't played in a tournament since the British Open last July, when he missed the cut. Tiger Woods watches his son, Charlie Woods, putt on the 18th green during the final round of the PNC Championship golf tournament, Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024, in Orlando, Fla. AP Advertisement He was believed to be gearing himself up to play in the Masters in April at the time of the announcement. 'As I began to ramp up my own training and practice at home, I felt a sharp pain in my left Achilles, which was deemed to be ruptured,' Woods said in a statement posted on social media. 'This morning, Dr. Charlton Stucken of Hospital for Special Surgery in West Palm Beach, Florida performed a minimally-invasive Achilles tendon repair for a ruptured tendon.
Yahoo
07-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Tiger Woods will lead design of short course at Augusta Municipal
Tiger Woods talks to his Jupiter Links Golf Club teammate Kevin Kisner before a TGL match in Florida in January. (Marta Lavandier / Associated Press) Tiger Woods isn't at the Masters — he's recovering from a ruptured Achilles' tendon — but he has still made a big impact on this year's tournament. Augusta National announced Monday that Woods will lead the design of a short course as part of the redevelopment of Augusta Municipal Golf Course, nicknamed 'The Patch.' It will be a nine-hole, par-three course called The Loop at the Patch, in honor of the local caddies who for years have gathered there. Advertisement Two years ago, Augusta National announced a plan to renovate The Patch, which closed late last year so construction could begin. The course is scheduled to reopen in April 2026. Read more: Elite Black caddies, once key advisors to Masters winners, have faded from spotlight 'I happened to be playing golf with Tiger a year ago, a couple of weeks before the Masters, and I thought I would mention The Patch project,' said Fred S. Ridley, chairman of Augusta National. 'It was clear when I shared the concept that it sort of piqued his interest, and that was sort of the beginning of a conversation, a dialogue that took place between our organizations. After a few meetings took place, the idea grew from what we were doing to how Tiger and [Woods' foundation] TGR could be involved.' Advertisement Woods, a five-time Masters champion, has also committed to building a TGR Learning Lab in Augusta, which will provide access to science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics education for young people in the area. Read more: Tiger Woods' first Masters was the last for his caddie at Augusta National that day Get the best, most interesting and strangest stories of the day from the L.A. sports scene and beyond from our newsletter The Sports Report. This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.
Forbes
03-04-2025
- Business
- Forbes
Upper Deck Re-Ups Exclusivity Agreement With Tiger Woods
PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA - MARCH 04: Tiger Woods of Jupiter Links Golf Club plays a shot during ... More their TGL presented by SoFi match against the Atlanta Drive GC at SoFi Center on March 04, 2025 in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Megan Briggs/TGL/TGL via Getty Images) Tiger Woods has been linked to Upper Deck—a longtime licensee of the NHL and PGA Tour—for a quarter century, and the Carlsbad, California-based sports collectibles giant has extended its exclusive agreement with the 15-time major winner. With this extension, Upper Deck remains the sole producer of the big cat's trading cards, collectibles, and autographed memorabilia, continuing a partnership that has now spanned a generation. 'We've been fortunate to work alongside Tiger for nearly his entire professional career, helping create connections with fans and celebrate moments throughout his historic journey with our collectibles,' Jason Masherah, president of Upper Deck, said. 'Tiger Woods fans across the globe have collected the authentic and innovative products we've created together. We look forward to continuing our relationship and building products dedicated to Tiger's historic legacy.' Tiger Woods has been with Upper Deck since 2000 While terms of the deal extension were not announced, Upper Deck's initial deal with the golf icon, inked back during the Tiger Slam when he won four consecutive major championships, was for $15 million. The signing was a hit off the tee for the collectible company who sold 58,000 cases on the launch day of their 2001 SP Authentic Golf trading cards with fans chasing Tiger autos. A PSA 10—graded Tiger Woods /900 autograph from this set recently changed hands for $28,099 on eBay. Tiger's image appears on the box of UD's current golf trading card offerings, including their mixed sport Goodwin Champions boxes, which feature golfers as well as soccer players, MMA fighters, and retired legends like Wayne Gretzky and Michael Jordan. In the Upper Deck store, deep pocketed golf fans can pick up a signed Tiger polo Nike polo for $10,000 or a signed Masters or Stanford pin flag for $5,500. Golf fans will not see the 49-year-old in action next week at the first major of the year. Tiger is currently rehabbing from an injury, but the player who has won five green jackets at Augusta National and remains golf's chief needle mover always makes news in the Spring—whether he's playing or not. This week alone he opened a TGR Learning Lab in West Philadelphia at Cobbs Creek Golf Course, a 30,000 square-foot facility with nine classrooms where local students will receive instruction in STEAM courses— science, technology, engineering, arts and math. His apparel brand Sun Day Red also dropped a new collection and he found time to get into the spirit of April Fools Day, with an early comeback head fake. 'I can't believe I am saying this, but a few weeks after rupturing my left Achilles, the sleeping in a hyperbaric chamber plus the explosive lifts my doctors and trainers have me ready to play the Masters next week! Can't wait! See y'all on the course,' Woods joked on X.
Yahoo
01-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
TGL indoor golf hitting a younger audience and already contemplating expansion
Min Woo Lee, of Australia, reacts after a putt on the 18th green to win the Houston Open golf tournament in Houston, Sunday, March 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis) Scottie Scheffler reacts after finishing his round one the 18th green during the final round of the Houston Open golf tournament in Houston, Sunday, March 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis) Rory McIlroy, of Northern Ireland, hits from the 17th tee during the final round of the Houston Open golf tournament in Houston, Sunday, March 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis) Rory McIlroy, of Northern Ireland, reacts to a fan after putting on the 18th green during the final round of the Houston Open golf tournament in Houston, Sunday, March 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis) FILE - Kevin Kisner of Jupiter Links Golf Club watches his shot on the 11th hole on a digital screen during a match of the TMRW Golf League (TGL) against Boston Common Golf, Monday, Jan. 27, 2025, in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell,File) FILE - Fans watch play during a match of the TMRW Golf League (TGL) between Jupiter Links Golf Club and Boston Common Golf, Monday, Jan. 27, 2025, in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell,File) FILE - Fans watch play during a match of the TMRW Golf League (TGL) between Jupiter Links Golf Club and Boston Common Golf, Monday, Jan. 27, 2025, in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell,File) Min Woo Lee, of Australia, reacts after a putt on the 18th green to win the Houston Open golf tournament in Houston, Sunday, March 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis) Scottie Scheffler reacts after finishing his round one the 18th green during the final round of the Houston Open golf tournament in Houston, Sunday, March 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis) Rory McIlroy, of Northern Ireland, hits from the 17th tee during the final round of the Houston Open golf tournament in Houston, Sunday, March 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis) Rory McIlroy, of Northern Ireland, reacts to a fan after putting on the 18th green during the final round of the Houston Open golf tournament in Houston, Sunday, March 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis) FILE - Kevin Kisner of Jupiter Links Golf Club watches his shot on the 11th hole on a digital screen during a match of the TMRW Golf League (TGL) against Boston Common Golf, Monday, Jan. 27, 2025, in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell,File) FILE - Fans watch play during a match of the TMRW Golf League (TGL) between Jupiter Links Golf Club and Boston Common Golf, Monday, Jan. 27, 2025, in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell,File) For those who think golf needs a longer offseason, TGL might be the ticket. The high-tech indoor golf league wrapped up its inaugural season last week with Billy Horschel hitting the putt heard' round the SoFi Center to lead Atlanta Drive to the title over New York. Advertisement And now it goes away for nine months. Mike McCarley, the co-founder of TMRW Sports with Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy, began taking notes even before the season started on what can be improved for 2026, whether it's technology or having players connect with their city (San Diego native Xander Schauffele plays for New York). The average rating on ESPN platforms was just over 500,000 viewers. TMRW Sports pushes that number over 850,000 using Nielsen Big Data + Panel, which includes smart TVs along with cable boxes. The number that stood out to McCarley was a viewing audience some 12 years younger (median age 52) than traditional golf, trailing only the NBA. Advertisement There also were the intangibles, such as the joy Horschel and Atlanta Drive owner Arthur Blank showed when they won. 'I was visiting the locker room of the teams that won and lost. Hearing them talk about what they should do differently next year was meaningful,' McCarley said. That indicated to him the players bought into it, even though there were times of hit-and-giggle (Woods getting the yardage wrong by 100 yards, any of Kevin Kisner's shanks). 'They started to figure out the ins and outs of competition, some of the strategy and rules, like the hammer,' he said. TMRW Sports already is working with ESPN on a schedule for 2026, though it likely will fall into the January-March window again. Expansion is a strong possibility. One group already is planning to bid for a franchise in Dallas and has put the total investment at $77 million. Advertisement McCarley said the six original teams — Atlanta, New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Boston and Jupiter — return with few, if any, changes to the rosters. As for more teams for 2026? 'There's been a ton of interest over the course of a season,' he said. McCarley said at least one potential expansion group has been to every match, most of them owners of franchises in sports from cricket to soccer. He also said TMRW Sports is exploring sites for a potential arena on the West Coast, which might help with travel. That's in the early stages and more than a year away if it happens. And if the team concept is supposed to work, shouldn't the Atlanta Drive club of Horschel, Patrick Cantlay, Justin Thomas and Lucas Glover get rings? Advertisement Masters upgrade For those who can't get enough of the Masters, Augusta National is providing more coverage than ever this year, particularly outside the ropes. The broadcast will get an additional five hours — two hours on the weekend (noon to 2 p.m.) on the CBS streaming platform Paramount+, and starting one hour earlier than normal (2 p.m.) for Sunday. But that's just a start. and the Masters App is offering live streaming of the broadcast, featured coverage, interactive player tracking of every shot on every hole. That feature also includes the driving range. Starting on Monday, users will have access to live and recorded data on every single shot from each player during their range sessions throughout the tournament. Details will include distance, carry, speed, hang time, height, curve and wind. Advertisement Each individual shot will deliver a 3D tracing, and a full scatterplot for every player will be available from each day of their range sessions. Also new this year is HRD Live Video for all live stream for those with compatible devices, designed to enhance color. This will also will be available on the 'Every Shot, Every Hole' videos. For golf, it's technology unlike any other. The $100 million dollar man Rory McIlroy rallied to tie for fifth at the Houston Open and in doing so crossed a PGA Tour milestone that previously belonged only to Tiger Woods: The $100 million man. McIlroy earned $337,844 in the Houston Open, taking his career earnings to $100,046,906. Advertisement Woods, who likely is out the rest of the year with a ruptured Achilles tendon, is at $120,999,166. He has led the PGA Tour in career earnings for 25 years, having first reached the top spot after the 2000 Buick Invitational at Torrey Pines with a runner-up finish. At the time, Woods had played only 73 times on the PGA Tour. He crossed the $100 million mark in September 2012. Given the current state of prize money — and the state of Woods' health — McIlroy could surpass Woods at No. 1 in career earnings before he turns 40. Of course, that assumes Scottie Scheffler doesn't get there first. Scheffler, in just his sixth season on the PGA Tour, already is No. 5 on the list with $75,134,784. He is coming off a year in which he earned just short of $30 million. Advertisement Among players under 40, next on the list would be Jordan Spieth (No. 10) at $63,562,963. Masters trivia time Which country outside the United States has the most players in the Masters? Australia, Canada, England, South Korea or Spain? (Answer below) Seminoles on the rise The Augusta National Women's Amateur starts Thursday with a strong field highlighted by a pair of Florida State Seminoles. One of them is Lottie Woad of England, who will try to become the first back-to-back winner of the ANWA. She won last year with a birdie putt on the 18th hole at Augusta National, which helped carry her to No. 1 in the women's amateur ranking. Advertisement Woad might not be the best player on her Florida State team at the moment. Mirabel Ting of Malaysia is coming off her fifth college win this season at the Florida State Match Up. Ting has won five of her six college starts and is No. 3 in the amateur ranking. Woad hasn't been too shabby. In eight college starts, Woad has won, lost in a playoff and has not finished out of the top three. "Lottie's having an exceptional year,' Florida State coach Amy Bond told 'But Mirabel is having the season of a lifetime.' Divots The Masters field currently consists of 48 Americans and 48 players from a record 26 countries and territories. ... Min Woo Lee became the fifth first-time winner on the PGA Tour this year through 14 tournaments. ... Keith Waters is retiring in July as the longest serving executive in the European tour. Waters, 67, spent 17 years as a player and 30 as an administrator, most notably as chief operating officer. He has been a board member on the Official World Golf Ranking since 2004. ... Houston Open winner Min Woo Lee and sister Minjee Lee became the third set of siblings with wins on the PGA Tour and LPGA Tour. The others are Bill Kratzert and Cathy Gerring, and Jackie and Jim Gallagher Jr. ... Longtime golf instructor Charlie Epps in Houston, whose pupils include Angel Cabrera, recently turned 80 and said as only he can, 'I've never been 80 before.' Advertisement Stat of the week The Masters has 96 players who are expected to compete, its largest field since there were 97 players in 2015. Masters trivia answer England with six: Laurie Canter, Matt Fitzpatrick, Tommy Fleetwood, Tyrrell Hatton, Aaron Rai and Danny Willett. Final word 'When you have a dream as a little kid and you have a chance, there's a lot of emotions over every shot. I mean, I'm tearing up right now thinking about it.' — Ben Griffin on trying to get into the Masters through top 50 in the world ranking. He finished at No. 51. ___ AP golf:
Boston Globe
11-03-2025
- Health
- Boston Globe
Tiger Woods says he ruptured his Achilles' tendon, an injury that will keep him out of the Masters
As I began to ramp up my own training and practice at home, I felt a sharp pain in my left Achilles, which was deemed to be ruptured. This morning, Dr. Charlton Stucken of Hospital for Special Surgery in West Palm Beach, Florida performed a minimally-invasive Achilles tendon… — Tiger Woods (@TigerWoods) He said he had a minimally invasive Achilles' tendon repair for a ruptured tendon that the doctor said went smoothly. Such surgeries involve smaller incisions, and the recovery time is quicker. But most recoveries take at least a month before someone can even put weight on their foot. Two-time Masters champion Advertisement Dr. Charlton Stucken of the Hospital for Special Surgery in West Palm Beach performed the surgery and said in the post, 'The surgery went smoothly, and we expect a full recovery.' Woods set the tournament record last year by Tiger Woods participated in the TGL as a member of the Jupiter Links Golf Club. Rebecca Blackwell/Associated Press Woods entered the Genesis Invitational at Torrey Pines until Woods had a sixth back surgery last September. He had issues with the Achilles' tendon before, injuring the left one from hitting a shot at the Masters with an awkward stance. He also cited the left Achilles' tendon in withdrawing from The Players Championship in 2011, when he was out for two months. Advertisement Woods badly damaged his right leg and ankle in a February 2021 car crash outside Los Angeles.
