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Tiger Woods Gave Justin Thomas a Priceless Look After Birdie on 18

Golf fans rightfully loved this moment after Tiger Woods’s third straight birdie.
Tiger Woods Gave Justin Thomas a Priceless Look After Birdie on 18
Tiger Woods Gave Justin Thomas a Priceless Look After Birdie on 18

Tiger Woods made his long-awaited return to the PGA Tour on Thursday, and he closed out his first round of the Genesis Invitational at famed Riviera Country Club in style by birding each of the last three holes to finish with a 2-under 69

After a back-and-forth start, Woods looked like vintage Tiger over the final three holes. He birdied the par-3 16th, he rolled in a lengthy birdie putt on the par-5 17th (which he punctuated with a classic fist pump), and then he sunk a short birdie putt on 18 that had the crowd going nuts. 

You need to see the look Tiger gave his playing partner and close friend Justin Thomas after that final putt fell in the hole:

Tremendous. 

Golf fans loved it: 


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ANDY NESBITT

Andy Nesbitt is the assistant managing editor of audience engagement at Sports Illustrated. He works closely with the Breaking and Trending News team to shape SI’s daily coverage across all sports. A 20-year veteran of the sports media business, he has worked for Fox Sports, For the Win, The Boston Globe and NBC Sports, having joined SI in February 2023. Nesbitt is a golf fanatic who desperately wants to see the Super Bowl played on a Saturday night.

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