The First Look: The Genesis Invitational

Update on February 26: LOS ANGELES - Tiger Woods is "recovering and in good spirits" after receiving further procedures on the injuries he suffered in a single-car accident earlier this week. Woods underwent unspecified follow-up procedures at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles after being transported from the Harbor-UCLA Medical Center on Wednesday night. Cedars-Sinai has catered to professional athletes on numerous occasions due to a renowned Sports Medicine Institute and a rehabilitation program for sports-related and orthopedic injuries. "Tiger has moved to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and received follow-up procedures on his injuries this morning. The procedures were successful, and he is now recovering and in good spirits," a statement on Woods' twitter account said. "Tiger and his family want to thank you all for the wonderful support and messages they have received over the past few days. We will not have any further updates at this time. Thank you for your continued privacy." RELATED: TOUR players, sports world, celebrities wish Woods well Update on February 24: Tiger Woods suffered significant injuries to his right leg and remains hospitalized after a single-car accident in Rancho Palos Verdes on Tuesday morning. The 82-time PGA TOUR winner underwent surgery after suffering comminuted open fractures to the upper and lower sections of his right leg along with significant trauma to his ankle. "As previously communicated, Tiger was involved in a single-car accident earlier (Tuesday) morning in California. He has undergone a long surgical procedure on his lower right leg and ankle after being brought to the hospital," a statement on Woods' Twitter account from the TGR foundation team read, before passing on an update on his condition from the hospital. "Mr. Woods suffered significant orthopedic injuries to his right lower extremity that were treated during emergency surgery by Orthopedic trauma specialists at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, a level one trauma center," Dr. Anish Mahajan, Chief Medical Officer & Interim CEO at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center added. "Comminuted open fractures affecting both the upper and lower portions of the tibia and fibula bones were stabilized by inserting a rod into the tibia. Additional injuries to the bones of the foot and ankle was stabilized with a combination of screws and pins. Trauma to the muscle and soft tissue of the leg required surgical release of the covering of the muscles to relieve pressure due to swelling." The statement closed by confirming Woods is in recovery. "He’s currently awake, responsive, and recovering in his hospital room. Thank you to the wonderful doctors and hospital staff at Harbor UCLA Medical Center, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's department and the Fire Department. Your support and assistance has been outstanding. "There are no further updates at this time and we continue to thank you for your well-wishes and privacy for him and his family." Woods, who was in town to host The Genesis Invitational last week, was driving alone in an SUV when his vehicle rolled over while traveling northbound on Hawthorne Boulevard, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said via statement earlier Tuesday. "On February 23, 2021, at approximately 7:12 AM LASD responded to a single vehicle roll-over traffic collision on the border of Rolling Hills Estates and Rancho Palos Verdes. The vehicle was traveling northbound on Hawthorne Boulevard at Blackhorse Road, when it crashed. The vehicle sustained major damage," the statement read in part. "The driver and sole occupant was identified as PGA (TOUR) golfer Eldrick ‘Tiger’ Woods. Mr. Woods was extricated from the wreck ... then transported to a local hospital by ambulance for his injuries." The Sheriff's Department said Woods was conscious when first responders reached his side and was calm and lucid. He was extricated with the help of a Halligan tube (pry bar) and an axe to get him through the front windshield before being transported to the Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. "He was alive, and he was conscious. There was no evidence of impairment at the scene," Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva said at a press conference on Tuesday afternoon. Deputy Carlos Gonzalez, the first to respond to the scene, confirmed Woods was wearing his seatbelt. "The fact that he was wearing his seatbelt, I would say, it greatly increased the likelihood it saved his life." Gonzalez said. PGA TOUR commissioner Jay Monahan said the entire TOUR community had Woods' well-being in their thoughts. "We have been made aware of Tiger Woods' car accident today. We are awaiting further information when he comes out of surgery. On behalf of the PGA TOUR and our players, Tiger is in our prayers and will have our full support as he recovers," Monahan said via statement. The 45-year-old Woods stayed back after the tournament to film GOLFTV content that included giving celebrities golf lessons - actors David Spade and Jada Pinkett Smith were among those who tweeted about their encounters on Monday prior to the accident. On Sunday Woods told the CBS broadcast he was unsure of when he would return from his recent back surgery, a fifth such procedure since April 2017. The last time he played competitive golf was with his son Charlie in December's PNC Championship. "I’m feeling fine," Woods said Sunday. "I’m a little bit stiff. I have one more MRI scheduled so that we’ll see if the annulus (fibrosus) is scarred over finally and see if I can start doing more activities. But still in the gym, still doing the mundane stuff that you have to do for rehab, the little things before I can start gravitating towards something a little more.”

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SILVIS, Ill. – Michael Kim turned 25 on Saturday, but you’d be crazy to call him a late-bloomer. It’s just that, well, Kim hasn’t won yet on the PGA TOUR. Terrible, right? And at his age! When you’re a member of golf’s overachieving high school Class of 2011 (Spieth, Thomas, Schauffele, Berger, Jonas Salk, etc.), you get used to seeing frowny faces at cocktail parties when it comes out that you haven’t won a major or three, or at least invented a vaccine. But there’s good news. Kim, who won the Jack Nicklaus Award as college player of the year in 2013 (Cal), may be on the verge of joining his baton-twirling classmates after extending his lead Saturday at the rain-delayed John Deere Classic. He birdied five of his last six holes for a third-round 64 and leads by five over Bronson Burgoon (66) going into the final round at soggy TPC Deere Run. “All the guys I played against in the 2011 class, I felt like I was just as good as those guys,â€� Kim said. “Seeing them do those things, win majors, win tournaments, is really motivating trying to keep up with them. It’s just been added motivation for sure.â€� Matt Jones (66) is six back, while Harold Varner III also shot 66 to go into Sunday seven back. Returning to the course to finish his second round at 8 a.m. Saturday, Kim bogeyed the 18th hole for a 64 for a three-stroke lead halfway through the tournament. In this, his third season on TOUR, it marked the first time he had led after any round. He wasted no time in extending it after the second rain delay Saturday. Heavy rain delayed tee times two and a half hours, sending the leaders out at 2 p.m., but Kim settled in with birdies at the second and sixth holes to maintain momentum. He later pulled off a nifty par save at the par-3 12th hole, pointing the toe of his putter down to pop his ball out of the rough left of the green and watching it roll to within a foot of the hole. He had birdied the 13th hole before another rain delay gave way to his late fireworks as he began to run away from the field. Players were afforded lift-clean-and-place rules on the rain-saturated course. Born in Seoul, South Korea, Kim grew up in La Jolla, California, same as Schauffele, whom he’s known since they were 12 years old. They played against each other in junior golf, when Kim more than held his own. Professionally, though, it’s been another story. Now based in Houston, Kim has kept his head down while following his own slow-and-steady path. He was 48th in Web.com Tour money in 2014, and 13th the next year, earning his call-up to the PGA TOUR. He made 22 cuts in 29 starts as a rookie in 2016, when he finished 118th in the FedExCup Playoffs, and last season brought his best golf yet, a T3 finish at the Safeway Open and final ranking of 100th in the FedExCup. That got him into THE PLAYERS Championship. In other words, Kim has gotten better every year since turning professional. How he plays at the Deere on Sunday will go a long way toward determining whether that trend will continue. So far the signs are very, very positive. OBSERVATIONS COOK LEADS ROOKIE RACE: Austin Cook shot a third-round 66 and sits at 9 under. That’s not exactly in contention for his second win, but he’s looking better and better in the race for Rookie of the Year with Aaron Wise. “Coming into this year it was a goal, and Aaron and I are in a good little battle right now,â€� said Cook, 27, who won The RSM Classic last fall. He cautions that he’s playing against the field, not just Wise, whose progress he is nonetheless monitoring as they battle it out in the FedExCup. “I’m aware that last week I jumped right in front of him,â€� said a smiling Cook, who finished T5 at A Military Tribute at The Greenbrier to move up three spots to 24th, while Wise missed the cut to drop to 25th. The two may be further apart still after this week, as Wise missed his fifth straight cut, by one, despite a second-round 67 at TPC Deere Run. Next week, Cook (like Wise) will head to Scotland to play The Open for the first time. He is expecting culture shock, so much so that he laughed about potentially bringing ketchup packets to eat. Turning serious, Cook said, “I’ve done pretty good in the wind; Sea Island blew pretty strong this year, and I hit the ball pretty good that week. Hopefully I can keep it going over there.â€� QUOTABLES I have my wife, mom, dad, two grandpas, and a couple buddies. SUPERLATIVES Low round: 63, Tyler Duncan. Longest putt: 74 feet, 4 inches, by Joaquin Niemann (68, 7 under) at the par-4 fourth hole, which he birdied. CALL OF THE DAY For play-by-play coverage of the third round at the John Deere Classic, listen at PGATOUR.COM. SHOT OF THE DAY

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A fast start by Danny Willett and a sublime finish by Jon Rahm helped them into a share of the clubhouse lead in the second round at the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth on Friday.

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