Name: Tiger Woods' historic first tee shot
Uploaded: 2017-02-13T21:25:51.000Z
Duration: 28 s
Description: The first tee at Riviera Country Club was the site of Tiger Woods' first shot on the PGA TOUR. He hit the fairway with a 3-wood and birdied the hole.

The famed Blue Monster Course is back: Trump National Doral was an annual stop on TOUR for more than 50 years, and after a decade hiatus, the best in the world return this week for the Cadillac Championship. Enjoy this edition of “Golf Is Hard,” featuring Rory McIlroy’s losing battle with a greenside bunker, Kevin Streelman’s caddie climbing a palm tree, Tiger Woods’ tussle with a fairway bunker and plenty of pros eating their share of humble pie on the difficult track.

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Tiger Woods, 82-time PGA TOUR winner, has won the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard a record eight times. Here are his most clutch moments from Bay Hill Club & Lodge over the years.
 

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In the third round of The Genesis Invitational, tournament host Tiger Woods joins the booth and discusses course strategy at The Riviera Country Club, how he's started to play golf again, upcoming changes to the PGA TOUR and his work with TGR Learning Centers. Woods and the team look back at his first start on the PGA TOUR, which was at Riviera.

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Ahead of the 2026 The Genesis Invitational at The Riviera Country Club, Tiger Woods discusses his position on potentially captaining the U.S. Ryder Cup Team and managing his time around the decision.

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Ahead of the 2026 The Genesis Invitational at The Riviera Country Club, Tiger Woods answers questions about hosting the event, being part of the PGA TOUR’s Future Competitions Committee, his current recovery from injury and potential plans to play again.

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Relive the best shots of Tiger Woods' career at the Farmers Insurance Open. Woods won the Farmers seven times, including four straight from 2005-2008.

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"Some guy named Tiger." "Former front man of the golf boys." Just some of the great intros American actor Will Ferrell gave ahead of Match 4 of Season 2 of TGL.

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In Match No. 4 of Season 2 of TGL presented by SoFi, New York Golf Club’s Cameron Young, Rickie Fowler and Matt Fitzpatrick defeat Jupiter Links Golf Club’s Max Homa, Kevin Kisner and stand-in member Akshay Bhatia at the SoFi Center in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. Tiger Woods joined the broadcast to share updates on his recovery from back surgery and his thoughts on Brooks Koepka returning to the TOUR. 


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Enjoy this throwback look at Tiger Woods, Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy, Justin Thomas and Jordan Spieth's very first interviews on the PGA TOUR.

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 To celebrate Tiger Woods' 50th birthday, Rocco Mediate talks about the impact Woods would have on the Champions Tour, where players must be at least 50 years old to play.

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Family over everything. Watch some of the best family moments over the years at the PNC Championship, featuring Team Woods, Team Daly and others.
 

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Ahead of the 2025 Hero World Challenge, tournament-host Tiger Woods speaks on his chances of playing in the upcoming PNC Championship, what his recovery has been like following disc replacement surgery in October and his thoughts on playing PGA TOUR Champions events in 2026.

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Check out all the best shots from Tiger Woods' 2000 season, where he accrued nine wins, including three major titles.

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Check out Tiger Woods' best moments including near hole outs, long putts and good laughs from competing in “The Skins Game” over the years.

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Watch a compilation of players like Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy, Justin Thomas and Rickie Fowler hit amazing shots that cause the commentators to shout out in amazement at what they saw.

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 Check out the best shots from Tiger Woods’ 2019 win at the Baycurrent Classic, where he earned his 82nd career victory and tied Sam Snead's record for the most PGA TOUR wins.

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During the 1999 TOUR Championship, Tiger Woods hit a rock on his downswing in the opening round but shakes off the resulting injury and goes on to win the event.

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Twenty-five years on, take a look back at Tiger Woods’ runaway victory at the 2000 Open Championship at The Old Course at St. Andrews. Woods won his first Open and fourth major title by eight strokes over runners-up Thomas Bjørn and Ernie Els, to complete the career Grand Slam. 

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Deep rough can cause problems, even for the best players in the world. Check out the best “golf is hard” moments from the thick stuff over the years.

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Take an exclusive, behind-the-scenes look at one of the most iconic seasons in golf. Tiger Woods changed the golf landscape in 2000, securing nine victories including three major championships and breaking several PGA TOUR records. Twenty-five years later, "TIGER 2000" revisits that legendary season with a fresh perspective, featuring new interviews with Woods, his inner circle, rivals and peers.

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In Match No. 15 of TGL presented by SoFi, Atlanta Drive Golf Club’s Billy Horschel, Lucas Glover and Nick Dunlap defeated Jupiter Links Golf Club’s Tiger Woods, Tom Kim and Max Homa 9-1 at SoFi Center in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.

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The first tee at Riviera Country Club was the site of Tiger Woods' first shot on the PGA TOUR. He hit the fairway with a 3-wood and birdied the hole.

Tiger Woods' historic first tee shot

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Ahead of the 2026 the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday, Rory McIlroy emphasizes the personal importance of winning this event, being one of the few marquee TOUR stops he has yet to conquer. McIlroy expands by crediting the Memorial not only for its significance through Jack Nicklaus, but also for its strategic difficulty. 

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