Pebble Beach National is on Woods' schedule
KAPALUA, Hawaii - Tiger Woods is returning to the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am for the first time in 10 years.
KAPALUA, Hawaii - Tiger Woods is returning to the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am for the first time in 10 years.
Woods made it official Monday with an announcement on his website that he would start his PGA Tour season Feb. 9-12 at Pebble Beach, where he rallied from a 5-shot deficit in the final round to win in 2000 for his sixth consecutive PGA Tour victory. He is best associated with Pebble Beach for his record 15-shot victory in the U.S. Open later that year.
The tournament sponsor is AT&T, which also sponsors the PGA Tour event that benefits the Tiger Woods Foundation.
"I'm excited to start my PGA Tour season at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am," Woods said on his website. "AT&T is a great partner to my foundation, and I'm looking forward to playing in this event. I haven't been to this tournament lately, but I have a lot of good memories at Pebble. It will be fun going back."
Woods, who won his Chevron World Challenge last month in California, first will play Jan. 26-29 in Abu Dhabi.
PGA
KAPALUA, Hawaii - Steve Stricker held off all comers to win the Tournament of Champions, the opening tournament of the PGA season.
Stricker held a 5-shot lead going into the final and carding a 69, earning his 12th PGA Tour victory.
Sean O'Hair carded a 69 for a total of 282 and a 17th-place finish.