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Good morning. Tiger Woods plans to play in a PGA Tour event for the first time this season when the Genesis Invitational starts tomorrow at Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades. His comments show it’s a pivotal time for him physically and emotionally.
In other sports news:
- Take time to read Adam Grosbard’s in-depth story about USC forward Vincent Iwuchukwu, his cardiac arrest in practice last summer and what he overcame to make his collegiate debut six months later.
- The Clippers took advantage of a clean injury report and contributions from three newcomers to beat the Warriors.
- The Lakers are running out of time to make the playoffs after four losses in five games. Angels manager Phil Nevin starts spring training with a different plan for the starting rotation.
- LAFC star Carlos Vela isn’t letting up after the MLS Cup victory that he calls “the first one.” The Bellator card at Pechanga Resort Casino in Temecula on March 31 will feature the return of Joey Davis, the undefeated welterweight from Compton.
- And check your local SCNG paper for high school basketball playoff stories, including St. John Bosco toppling top-ranked Harvard-Westlake and wins by Mater Dei, Mira Costa, Anaheim Canyon and Bishop Montgomery.
Tiger Woods talked with reporters yesterday at Riviera for the first time since he announced he’ll play this week in the event he hosts, the $20 million Genesis Invitational (what some of us still think of as the L.A. Open, the Glen Campbell, the Nissan Open or the Northern Trust Open).
Woods’ challenge will be less about hitting the shots the Orange County native would need to be competitive in a Genesis field that includes 19 of the top 20 players in the world and more about his ability to walk 18 holes for two or four days.
What he’s trying to do with a…
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