Woods, who tied Sam Snead at the top of the all-time PGA Tour wins list when he triumphed at the Zozo Championship in Japan last October, has won eight times at Torrey Pines with his most recent triumph there coming at the 2008 US Open.
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The 43-year-old duly converted his advantage in the rain-delayed Zozo Championship in Japan on Monday and so celebrated equalling Sam Snead’s record of 82 wins on the PGA Tour.
It’s the third time the Northern Irishman had taken the Jack Nicklaus Award, having scooped the honour in 2012 and 2014.
The 43-year-old Woods had acknowledged that his back was stiff on the eve of the first event of the PGA Tour’s FedEx Cup playoffs which had limited his ability to practise.
The live and on-demand video streaming service will collaborate with Woods on a wide range of programming to offer fans an authentic look into the life, mind and performance of one of the game’s all-time greats, the network said.
This includes a share of 11th at last week’s Players Championship in the eight events he has played since returning to the PGA Tour this year after spinal fusion surgery in April 2017.
This was despite Woods’ crazy 44-foot birdie putt on the 17th hole on Sunday that put him in contention
The American former world No 1 golfer was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence with jail records showing he booked into Palm Beach County jail at 7:18am local time
The 14-time major winner last week pulled out of what was just his third event since August 2015