How to watch THE CJ CUP @ SHADOW CREEK, Round 4: Tee times, live scores, TV times

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SAN DIEGO –  This year, the Rules of Golf, not his surgically-repaired back, are the biggest source of uncertainty for Tiger Woods. That shows how far he’s come in the past 12 months. When he arrived at last year’s Farmers Insurance Open, he didn’t know if he’d make it to the Florida Swing. He wasn’t accustomed to hitting out of the thick rough found at PGA TOUR tournaments. Woods isn’t one for moral victories, but he was proud of his 23rd-place finish here last year. Yes, it was four months ago, but Woods is coming off a win in his previous official start. “I know what I can do, I know what I’m feeling, so now it’s about finishing a little bit better and winning some events this year,â€� he said. Woods described the new knee-high drops as “really weird.â€� He hopes, of course, that he won’t have to make many of them. And, like most players, he will leave the flagstick in the hole in select situations. “It might be more advantageous when we get on faster greens, a little bit more slope, i.e., Augusta, (to) have that sense of security on a 3-, 4-footer down the hill. You can just take a cut at it,â€� Woods said. “But here the greens are going to be a little bit bouncy, a little bit bumpy, so who knows.â€� Not that he’s had any problem with the poa annua greens on the California coast. Torrey Pines has played an outsized role in his career. Ten percent of his 80 PGA TOUR wins have come at the course. He was undefeated here over a four-year span from 2005-08, winning this tournament four times, as well as the U.S. Open. He’s 170 under par in 17 starts at the Farmers Insurance Open. He’s won trophies at Torrey Pines since his junior days and attended his first PGA TOUR event here. Woods will tackle the South Course first, teeing off at 10:40 a.m. off No. 1. He’s paired with FedExCup leader Xander Schauffele and Tony Finau. It’s the first time Woods has played with either player. They know what to expect, though. “It’s going to be a little bit bigger of a zoo than I’m used to, but I … just sort of block it all out,â€� Schauffele said. “I’ve already prepped with my caddie when Tiger taps in, people will be running around just to get as close to him on the next tee shot.â€� A win here would pull Woods within one of Sam Snead on the all-time wins list. “It’s cool to see him back,â€� said defending champion Jason Day. “It’s just interesting to see how he’ll go this year because obviously last year you’re just trying to build and build and build. … Is he going to come back out and start saying that he’s competing and playing and, ‘I’m going to win every week,’ because that’s kind of the old Tiger that I knew.â€� As expected, Woods used the offseason to get stronger. He was worn out at the end of last season, after his success caused his schedule to quickly fill up with big events. “My legs are where they need to be, which they weren’t at the end of the season,â€� he said. He also reflected on his win at the TOUR Championship. He said the replay “gives me chills almost every time I see it.â€� Because it came at the end of the season, Woods was able to reflect on this victory more than any other in his professional career. “I got a chance to be around my friends and my family, to hear some of the stories of how nervous they were and how emotional they were,â€� he said. “That was touching to me because I didn’t really expect that because I’m inside the ropes. I know what it took for me, but I didn’t know it would have affected anyone else like that.â€� His pursuit of another PGA TOUR title resumes this week on familiar territory.

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NORTON, Mass. – When Adam Scott left the Quail Hollow Club after a T-61 finish in the PGA Championship on Aug. 13, he expected his 2016-17 PGA TOUR season was over. Headed back to Australia to be with his wife Marie in advance of the birth of their second child, Scott was 61st in the FedExCup standings. Planning to miss the first two weeks of the FedExCup Playoffs, Scott figured he would drop below the top 70 that advance to the BMW Championship. The early arrival of his son enabled Scott to call an audible and so there he was late Wednesday afternoon, making his way to the practice range at TPC Boston. He’ll tee it up in this week’s Dell Technologies Championship, now 73rd in the FedExCup standings but determined to make the BMW Championship (Sept. 14-17) and possibly the 30-man TOUR Championship (Sept. 21-24). “It’s all good. The baby arrived Friday the 18th at 5 p.m. (in Australia) and it’s a good thing he was early because he wasn’t small,� said Scott with a smile. He conceded he had all but written off the first two events, but then came the early delivery and Scott wondered if there could be a change of plans. Give credit, he said, to Marie. Yes, he “tiptoed around� talk of playing, but Scott said his wife was on board. As for naming his son Byron, Scott nodded his head when asked if he had heard from people wondering about another Byron Scott. “Yeah, I have. I have a mate back home who is a huge basketball fan,� and he now knows of the former Los Angeles Laker and three-time NBA champion. But his son is Byron for another reason. “I just liked the name. It’s a strong name and it has a lot of meaning,� Scott said. “There’s a great spot, Byron Bay (in New South Wales) in Australia, Lord Byron, and Bryon Nelson.� The last name brought a nod of approval from Scott. He met Nelson at the 2006 AT&T Byron Nelson, four months before the icon died at the age of 94. Two years later, Scott made “the Nelson� his sixth PGA TOUR win. “He was a great man,� Scott said. “As good a man as I ever met.� After being home in Australia for nine days with Marie, baby Byron and the couple’s daughter, Bo, Scott flew to California, where he broke up the long trip by spending time club-testing at Titleist’s Oceanside facility just north of San Diego. He took a red-eye Tuesday night, arrived Wednesday, and after some rest, Scott was at TPC Boston ready to go. His desire to play this week has several components. One, “I’m not satisfied with the year I’ve had,� and sitting 73rd in the standings is a sore spot with him. So he’d like a few more chances to put a brighter bow on his 2016-17 season. Then there’s The Presidents Cup “and I’d like to find some form for that.� The Sept. 28-Oct. 1 competition at Liberty National in Jersey City, New Jersey, means a lot to Scott, who’ll be making his eighth appearance in the team competition. “We have a good team,� he said, “but our form is all over the place, so it would be nice to get that fixed.� Given that his first PGA TOUR win came at TPC Boston in 2003 and that he’s finished top 10 on five other occasions, Scott is feeling good about his chances to play his way into the top 70 and a spot at Conway Farms. With Marie, Byron, Bo and other family members scheduled to join him for the off-week, he said it will be a comfortable situation for him through The Presidents Cup, at which time they’ll all return to Australia.

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