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Tiger Woods is out of contention on the final day of the Genesis Invitational with three bogeys on the front nine, as the 15-time Grand Slam champion draws a huge crowd on his return from injury.
Tiger Woods fell down the rankings on the final day of the Genesis Invitational with three bogeys in the first nine of his round.
The 15-time Grand Slam champion has wowed the crowd at the Riviera Country Club in Los Angeles over the four days of competition, with his performance far exceeding expectations after a seven-month layoff through injury.
But on Sunday it seemed a step too far for the legendary golfer, even though he recorded a birdie on the first hole to drive the watching fans wild.
Woods bogeyed the fifth, eighth and ninth to enter the final nine holes at one-under-par, two-over for his final round.
That left him tied for 42nd in the standings, a remarkable achievement given his injury problems and lack of golf competitiveness over the past year.
Tiger Woods worked hard during the early stages of his final round at the Genesis Invitational Sunday
Large crowds followed Woods’ group during the tour in Pacific Palisades, California.
Woods bogeyed three holes on the front nine after initially starting his round with a birdie
The American was playing alongside England’s Tyrrell Hatton and compatriot Kramer Hickok on Sunday.
After the Genesis Invitational, Woods hopes to head to the Players’ Championship at TPC Sawgrass next month before returning to Augusta for the first major of the year: The Masters.
Woods managed just nine rounds in 2022 due to complications surrounding the limb-threatening injuries he sustained in his car accident the previous year.
More recently, that meant the 47-year-old had to withdraw from December’s Hero World Challenge due to plantar fasciitis in his right foot, however he did play later that month alongside his son Charlie in the two-round PNC Championship. , where players can use buggies.
The 15-time major winner found sand on the third hole, before managing to save par
Popular Briton Tyrrell Hatton (pictured) was playing alongside Woods in the final round on Sunday.
“Plantar fasciitis is no fun, and now I can really recover and heal and progress on this because there’s so many good things that I’ve been able to do physically, being able to hit the golf ball and practice and do everything is paralyzed,” Woods said on the subject. on December 18.
“But I haven’t been able to get from point A to point B, and obviously I’m going to work on this.”
Woods is a longtime tournament host at the Riviera Country Club, where he made his PGA Tour debut as a 16-year-old amateur in 1992 but never won as a professional.
This weekend won’t see him change that stat, but his performance has been very impressive nonetheless.