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Los Angeles (AFP) - Golf superstar Tiger Woods withdrew in the second round of the Genesis Invitational because of illness on Friday in the latest setback for the 15-time major champion. The US PGA Tour said Woods pulled out after hitting his tee shot at the seventh hole because of illness. Woods's longtime business partner Rob McNamara said Woods had felt "flu-like symptoms" on Thursday night. "Woke up this morning, they were worse than the night previous," McNamara said. "He had a little bit of a fever and that, and was better during the warm-up, but then when he got out there and was walkin...
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New York (AFP) - Tiger Woods said Monday he was ending his longstanding partnership with Nike, drawing a line under a lucrative near three-decade relationship with the iconic sporting goods brand that helped transform him into golf's first billionaire. In a statement on Twitter, the 15-time Major champion thanked Nike for the company's support since signing with the brand in 1996 in a deal that earned Woods a reported $500 million over the next 27 years. "Over 27 years ago, I was fortunate to start a partnership with one of the most iconic brands in the world," Woods said. "The days since have...
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New York (AFP) - Tiger Woods announced Monday that he was ending a longstanding partnership with Nike, thanking the sports brand in a social media post that alluded to "another" unspecified chapter. "Over 27 years ago, I was fortunate to start a partnership with one of the most iconic brands in the world," the golf legend said on Facebook. "Yes, there will certainly be another chapter." Woods, 48, a 15-time major champion who has struggled with injury in recent months, posted a picture with his mother, Kutilda Woods and Nike Founder Phil Knight, whose "passion and vision" he credited with brin...
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Los Angeles (AFP) - Former world number one Tiger Woods launched his first US PGA tournament bid in seven months on Thursday and was one-under through nine holes in the first round of the Genesis Invitational. The 15-time major champion, who hadn't teed it up in a tour-level event since the British Open in July, has been limited the past two years by the severe leg injuries he suffered in a February 2021 car accident, and acknowledged this week his fitness remained an unknown factor. "As far as the recovery, it's more of my ankle, whether I can recover day to day," 47-year-old Woods said Tuesd...
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Miami (AFP) - Tiger Woods, a 15-time major golf champion, has joined NBA icons Michael Jordan and LeBron James as athletes with a net worth of $1 billion, Forbes magazine reported Friday. Woods, making a comeback at age 46 from severe leg injuries suffered in a February 2021 car crash, has made about $1.7 billion in prize money, endorsements and business deals over his 27-year career, Forbes reported. The earnings update said that was the most money of any athlete the magazine has tracked, with less than 10% of revenues for Woods coming from his winnings. Jordan, who won six NBA crowns in the ...
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Tulsa (United States) (AFP) - Tiger Woods struggled to the third-worst major round of his career with a nine-over par 79 in Saturday's third round of the PGA Championship and the 15-time major winner wouldn't commit to playing Sunday's final round. Asked if he definitely would play on Sunday after he limped through the third round on his injured right leg, Woods replied, "Well, I'm sore. I know that is for a fact. "We'll do some work and see how it goes." Woods made five consecutive bogeys at a major for the first time in his career from the ninth through 13th holes and stood on 12-over 222 af...
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Miami (AFP) - Tiger Woods refused to put a timetable on his return to tournament golf on Tuesday in his first public appearance since a serious car crash earlier this year that left him "lucky to be alive". Speaking to reporters in the Bahamas ahead of the Hero World Challenge, Woods said he would never regain full strength in his right leg, which was left shattered after the crash in Los Angeles in February. Woods, 45, told Golf Digest in an interview on Monday his days as a full-time professional golfer were over, saying that he would pick and choose tournaments from now on. On Tuesday, the ...
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Los Angeles (AFP) - Golf icon Tiger Woods posted video of himself hitting balls on Sunday, nine months after suffering career-threatening leg injuries in a car crash in California. "Making progress," Woods said in the no-frills caption to the video posted on Twitter. The 45-year-old looks at ease, wearing shorts with a compression stocking on his right leg, which was shattered when the 15-time major champion crashed his SUV in a Los Angeles suburb in February. Woods's latest injury drama sparked fears for the future of his career, and Twitter erupted with likes, replies and retweets of his vid...
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Los Angeles (AFP) - Golf icon Tiger Woods posted video of himself hitting balls on Sunday, delivering an upbeat update on his recovery from serious leg injuries suffered in a February car crash. "Making progress," Woods said in the caption to the video. The 45-year-old looks at ease, wearing shorts with a compression stocking on his right leg, which was shattered when the 15-time major champion crashed his SUV in a Los Angeles suburb in February. The injuries to his lower leg and foot raised fears for the future of Woods's astonishing career. His friend and fellow US PGA Tour pro Justin Thomas...
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Los Angeles (AFP) - Tiger Woods was driving at an "unsafe" speed nearly double the 45 mph limit when he crashed in California in February, Los Angeles County's sheriff said Wednesday. Woods's SUV was travelling at up to 87 miles (140 kilometers) an hour before it flew off the road and flipped several times during the accident in Ranchos Palos Verdes, leaving the 15-time major champion with a shattered right leg. "The primary causal factor for this traffic collision was driving at a speed unsafe for the road conditions and the inability to negotiate the curve of the roadway," said Alex Villanue...
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