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Torrey Pines, CA … First-Round Notes – Thursday, January 26, 2017 (With thanks to the PGA Tour) Weather: Mostly sunny. High of 58. Winds NW 8-15 mph. First-Round Leaderboard:- Justin Rose 65 (-7) NC Adam Hadwin 66 (-6) SC Gary Woodland 67 (-5) NC Brad Fritsch 67 (-5) SC Charles Howell III 67 (-5) NC Beau Hossler 67 (-5) NC Trey Mullinax 67 (-5) NC Justin Rose Justin Rose opened with his lowest score in 23 rounds at the Farmers Insurance Open, a 7-under 65 which included six birdies, two ...

Graeme McDowell brilliantly delivered Ryder Cup Captain Thomas Bjorn a reminder of his talent taking Route 66 to a share of third place on day one of the 20th Commercial Bank Qatar Masters. McDowell, and competing in his first event in some 10 weeks, birdied his opening three holes and then four of the next eight before the only the only bogey of his day at his 15th. It handed the World No. 91 the clubhouse lead before Welshman Bradley Dredge, out in the afternoon half of the draw, ended the round ...

Torrey Pines, CA … World No. 1 Jason Day while delighted to see Tiger Woods return to golf has pleaded with golf fans not to be quick to judge Woods following a horror four over par 76 on his return to competition at the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines. Woods returned to the Tour after a 17-month injury lay-off and showed he’d lost none of his crowd appeal in drawing thousands walking close hand along the clifftop course overlooking the Pacific Ocean. However, it sadly turned pear-shape ...

Torrey Pines, CA … For 11 holes Tiger Woods showed glimpses of possibly getting back to his best before a horror close to a first Tour round in 17 months on the opening day of the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines. Woods began with a bogey and then after eight straight pars he muscled his way to one under par with back-to-back birdies at the 10th and 11th holes on the North Course, and one of two host venues along the Pacific Ocean near San Diego. But it all came unstuck for the current ...

Torrey Pines, CA … Triple Tour winning Martin Laird insists anyone writing off Tiger Woods as a ‘spent force is kidding themselves’. Woods ends a 17-month PGA Tour absence at this week’s Farmers Insurance Open and Laird is one of so many relishing the chance to again compete alongside the 14-time Major Champion. The last time Woods was seen on the PGA Tour was 23rd August, 2015 and after bravely sharing 10th place in the Wyndham Championship in North Carolina. It had been ‘Tiger ...

Torrey Pines, CA … Newly appointed PGA Tour Commissioner, Jay Monaghan believes better communication will avoid any repeat of ast year’s bizarre Bridgestone/French Open fiasco. Monaghan attended the media centre here at the Farmers Insurance Open officially for a first time facing the media. The new Commissioner first thanked the media stating “the media is a very important relationship with the PGA Tour and it’s a relationship that is and is going to be very important for ...

Torrey Pines, CA … Tiger Woods admitted he was excited in learning his return from a 17-month injury lay-off would be playing the opening two rounds of the Farmers Insurance Open alongside World No. 1 Jason Day and World No. 3 Dustin Johnson. Woods will tee-up for a first time on the PGA Tour since sharing 10th place in August 2015 at the Wyndham Championship. He competed in December’s Hero World Challenge, an invitational event in the Bahamas but this week it’s all about getting ...