The 15-time Major winner made his first start in the unique event.
Tiger Woods and playing partner Seth Waugh – CEO of the PGA of America – finished at the famous Seminole Six strokes behind winners Mackenzie Hughes and Frank Edwards in the Pro-Member event.
This was Woods’ first outing in the prestigious Pro-Am, which attracts top professionals, celebrities and billionaires. compete at the ultra-exclusive Seminole Golf Club a day after a PGA Tour stop in nearby Palm Beach Gardens.
The former world No.1 played for the first time since withdrawing from last month’s Genesis Invitational with the flu and is expected to return to PGA Tour action next week at Players At The Championship, the game’s unofficial fifth major at TPC Sawgrass .
Hughes and Edwards’ win came in the Gross competition, and the duo also came close to winning a the Online competition.
Just lost to Erik Van Rooyen and John Pinkham in a scorecard final.It was quite a day for Van Rooyen, who was trying to win the PGA Tour’s Cognizant Classic, which ended after a rainstorm on Monday ban on Sunday.
The South African managed to get his round on Sunday, shooting a towering eight-under 63 to move into second place on the leaderboard and one stroke behind Austin Eckroat before retiring.
A chance at the PGA National Final Van Rooyen was ready from the halfway point to leave Seminole, but Eckroat added to the lead with three birdies on the back nine to win his first PGA Tour event and leave Van Rooyen to celebrate his Pro Members victory. among the star guests.