![]() He didn't finish in the top-15 in his first three starts, and he had missed the cut last time out at Phoenix. Clearly, he's getting better by leaps and bounds, and he could/should be in the mix at both Bay Hill and THE PLAYERS.Ĭantlay doesn't endure many slumps, but he did at the beginning of the year – at least It was a slump for him. ![]() Homa might be on the fringe of being a top-five golfer. He just entered the top-10 OWGR for the first time and he's never had so much as a top-10 in a major, something he knows all too well. But he's not yet in the class of Rahm, Scheffler and McIlroy. Homa is a great player, now ranked eighth in the world after his Riviera runner-up. Homa has won five times over the past three years, most recently three weeks ago at Torrey Pines, leading some to suggest he's the best player in the world. At that point, it'll be less than a month from Augusta, where Rahm will almost assuredly be the favorite. Rahm, Scheffler, McIlroy and all the other top golfers will take a week off before returning in two weeks for the Arnold Palmer Invitational and THE PLAYERS in back-to-back weeks. But obviously Rahm is doing his best make sure he is the only seated for the rest of 2023. We wrote a week ago how the top spot could be a game of musical chairs among those three throughout the year. 1 in the world beforehand, but he surely is now, ending Scottie Scheffler's one-week placeholder after winning Phoenix and taking the top spot from Rory McIlroy. He's won five of his past nine worldwide starts. Rahm has now won three times already in 2023, following victories at the year-opening Tournament of Champions and the American Express two weeks later. □: CBS /dCQ5XuObAc- Golf Channel February 19, 2023 Jon Rahm retakes outright lead with a 45-foot birdie make! That's the stuff of what the best in the world do. 14 to go ahead, then a 6 ½-footer for a critical par save on 15 and finally he landed his tee shot on the par-16th inside of three feet for what amounted to a tournament-sealing birdie. Rahm was trailing on the back nine on Sunday and in quite a duel with Max Homa before he wrested control of the tournament in a brilliant three-hole stretch: After Homa bogeyed 13 to fall into a tie, Rahm sank a 46-foot birdie putt on No. ![]() That puts him just 984 spots behind this guy … Genesis week could not have gone better for the PGA Tour.įor those keeping track, Woods moved back into the top 1,000 in the world rankings at 985th. Overall, it was a thrill for golf fans around the world just to see Woods, who had played only three tournaments and nine total rounds since the November 2020 Masters.ĭon't discount the importance or timing of Woods returning the week before LIV Golf kicks off its second season. Woods might not play again until the Masters. The obvious next choice would be THE PLAYERS Championship in three weeks, a relatively flat walk, but that seems aggressive given the short recovery time. Woods has said he will not be able to play much tournament golf ever again - he said he's hoping to play the majors and maybe a few other times this year. dsG4TWvavQ- Len Hochberg ⛳ February 17, 2023 And there was a nearly 50-year-old guy who has trouble even walking.Īn incredible combination, a magnificent performance. ![]() There was the world-class athlete still performing at a high level. Watching Tiger Woods up close at Riviera on Thursday, it was like two separate people. As unpredictable as the first three days may have been, it was a predictable ending for someone still struggling to walk 18 holes, much less 72.Īlmost two years to the day after his automobile accident in Los Angeles, Woods was quite the dichotomyĪlmost two years to the day after his automobile accident in Los Angeles, Woods was quite the dichotomy on the course: at once a world-class athlete still playing at a high level and a nearly 50-year-old having difficulty even walking. The 47-year-old astonishingly not only made the cut but began the final round with a share of 25th place. Tiger didn't have to worry about his putter at the par-3 14th as he nearly made an ace.įrom 187 yards to 10 inches: /6fp0jzxRmP- Golf Central February 17, 2023 Imagine if the ball had rolled just 10 more inches? The loudest roar of the week was the near hole-in-one on 14 on Saturday. Woods made a triumphant return to golf after a seven-month absence and electrified the Los Angeles crowd for four days with booming drives, pin-point iron play and enough birdie putts to send numerous Tiger Roars rippling across the golf course. In fact, there really is only thing that could outshine Jon Rahm winning for the third time already in 2023 and reclaiming the top ranking at the Genesis Invitational on Sunday at storied Riviera Country Club. ![]() 1 ranking in the world by winning one of the marquee events of the year over every other top golfer in a loaded field. It takes a lot to steal the spotlight from an elite golfer capturing the No. ![]()
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