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Torrey Pines, California … Tiger Woods in his much-anticipated return to the PGA Tour found himself buzzed by a hang-glider, two US F-35 fighter jets while he also took-in some dolphin watching and went close to an ace late in a round of 72 on day on of the Farmers Insurance Open. His scoring effort left the now 41-year old trailing seven shots behind fellow American Tony Finau who carded a seven-under par 65 to lead the $US 6.9m event by a stroke. While the roar of the fighter jets momentarily ...

Torrey Pines, CA … Seamus Power was not embarrassed to admit he found himself bringing his own practice to a halt and looking on in awe as Tiger Woods made his way to the practice range. The buzz that has been missing on golf’s international stage has returned with Woods resuming his place this week on the PGA Tour. The excitement was evident in Wednesday’s Pro-Am at Torrey Pines and it boiled-over Thursday morning when the 14-time Major winning stepped onto the first tee and for a first ...

Torrey Pines, CA … New U.S. resident Shane Lowry could not have been happier commencing a New Year with a three-under par 69 on day one of the Farmers Insurance Open. Lowry bounced back from being one-over par through 10 holes to birdie four of his last on the North Course at Torrey Pines. The new Mirasol Resort resident at Palm Beach Gardens in Florida enjoyed the leading Irish honours on the opening day of the $US 6.9m event just momentarily as in-form Seamus Power also signed for a 69. Power ...

Masters champion, Sergio Garcia has long mended ‘bridges’ with Tiger Woods so much so the Spaniard has complimented Woods ahead of the 14-time Major Champion teeing-up in this week’s Farmers Insurance Open. Garcia is in the UAE to defend his Omega Dubai Desert Classic title and arrived into Dubai in the best possible form have stormed his way to success in Sunday’s conclusion to the Asian Tour’s Singapore Open. Garcia’s win on the Emirates Club course eventually ...

Torrey Pines, California … Shane Lowry is ready to kick-start his New Year surfing a victory wave at this week’s Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines. The sometimes-surfer but very much full-time golfer has chosen to make Tiger Woods return to the PGA Tour also his start to the New Year on the clifftop course overlooking the great expanse of the western shores of the Pacific Ocean. The 30-year old Lowry joins fellow Irish Padraig Harrington and West Waterford’s in-form Seamus Power in ...

Torrey Pines , California … Tiger Woods admits his expectations are tempered in returning to full-time competition at this week’s Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines. Woods has won the event seven times while the course laidout on the clifftops over the Pacific Ocean was the venue also for his last Major triumph, winning the 2008 U.S. Open and virtually on one leg. But since having fusion surgery on his long-time injured back, along with a successful return at last month’s Hero World ...

Rory McIlroy was singing the praise of 18-year old Dubai-based amateur sensation, Rayham Thomas after the duo played a practice round ahead of this week’s Omega Dubai Desert Classic. Thomas, who recently turned 18, has been affored a sponsors invitation to contest this week’s 30th anniversary of the Classic. Indeed, Thomas is some 35-years younger than two fellow invitees in Miguel Angel Jimenez and Colin Montgomerie who are past winners of the event. McIlroy and Thomas met-up to play ...