Tiger Woods paired with Jason Day, Dustin Johnson at Farmers Insurance Open

Woods, 41, will be making his first Tour start this week since undergoing a series of back surgeries in 2015. “Whether it’s equipment or it’s swing or whatever it is, in the back of my head I’m getting ready for Augusta”.

Here are a few of the highlights from Woods’ answers.

Asked if Trump could shoot a score of under 80 at the Riviera course, Woods paused, smiled and said, “Not today”. “The greens are absolutely ideal”.

Woods has arguably the greatest career of all time and successes at many courses, but there is no course he has had more success at than Torrey Pines.

Johnson’s three wins in 2016 included the US Open and a World Golf Championships event. Woods called him “talented, ingenious and creative“.

Those sub-60 rounds that have been all the rage on the PGA Tour?

“Throughout my career, I’ve always been meticulous about my equipment”, said Woods, victor of 79 PGA Tour titles, only second to Sam Snead who recorded 82.

DJ has five top 10s from his last six outings and an eagle on the 72nd hole last week in Abu Dhabi secured him solo second spot behind Tommy Fleetwood. So. yeah, I guess he does.

“Unfortunately, up until this week every tournament I have played Tiger hasn’t been in the field”. “I played here as a junior, an amateur and a professional”.

Objectively, there is every reason to doubt that he’ll ever be a golfer of any real effect again – except this isn’t just any aging athlete trying to keep the dream alive. “Those guys will bomb it out there”. “I kind of feel my game is suited to those more tough golf courses even though I do like going as low as possible. It’s not a long-drive contest”. Day clocked in at No. 15 with an average of 304 yards.

He has made his comeback, now Tiger Woods will begin his year at the newly-renovated Torrey Pines.

Woods used TaylorMade woods at Albany, and has now added irons and wedges to his bag. He will play his old Nike irons this week.

That seems like a long time ago.

Then there’s Hideki Matsuyama, a player Woods, by his own admission no less, rates.

This all started at last week’s CareerBuilder Challenge, when Mickelson said he wished the “people in San Diego loved them the way I do and fought a little harder to keep them”. “But it’s not about me, it’s all about we”. Some of us have seen each other for decades. “I need to have my health at a state where I can prepare”. A couple of the best players (Dustin Johnson and Jason Day).

“This is going to be fun”.