Woods last OPEN Championship win was 2006.

15 holes later and TIGER has his first birdie of Day 1.

75 players at +1 atm = no chance imho

Woods is 38th in the FedEx Cup Standings.....He needs to finish solo 11th or better in the BMW to extend his season.

On this day 23 years ago, a baby-faced TIGER WOODS edged Davis Love III in a playoff at the Las Vegas Invitational (now called the SHRINERS Hospitals for Children OPEN) to claim his first career professional title at just 20 years old.

#6 now - what odds he gets to #1 at any stage before he retires? Almost impossible given how little he plays but here's hoping. Personally I think he should shy away from the bombers courses nowadays and cherry pick more strategic courses. Like a Molinari for example.

https://www.golfchannel.com/news/listing-tiger-woods-and-sam-sneads-pga-tour-victories?utm-tags=golf1308000

15 time Major Champion (18 WGC's) Tiger WOODS vs SNEAD seven time Major Champion (never won the US Open, though he was runner-up four times).

“Living legend! Congrats on No.82 @TigerWoods!” tweeted Tony Finau as reactions poured in.
The Shriners Hospitals for Children Open in Las Vegas, where Woods got his first win in 1996, also tweeted congratulations, as did Jack Nicklaus and Condoleezza Rice.

“Just a crazy number,” Gary Woodland, who played with Woods the last two rounds, said of his 82nd victory. “You look at the guys that have won 10 times and it’s pretty special.”
Snead was 52 when he won for the 82nd time; Woods is 43. He converted a 54-hole lead or co-lead into a win for the 55th time in 59 chances, including his last nine.

It is tempting to look ahead. Vijay Singh won 22 times in his 40s, Kenny Perry 11, Steve Stricker nine. What if Woods, who now has three victories in his 40s, is just getting going again?

From 2014 through 2017, Woods often couldn’t even swing a club. Captain Woods will lead the US Presidents Cup Team at Royal Melbourne, 12-15 Dec. and is expected to be the first playing captain since Hale Irwin in ’94. Woods will turn 44 in two months (30th Dec).
Making his first competitive appearance since a minor knee operation in August, he said his recovery is right on schedule. Any question marks were answered with scores of 64-64-66-67 at the ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP, keeping a world-class field at arm’s length in Japan amid a typhoon and 10 inches of rain - the seventh different country in which he has won. (The others: America, England, Scotland, Spain, Canada and Ireland.)

“To battle through the injuries he’s dealt with (spinal fusion surgery) – gosh, he’s young and he’s playing unbelievable,” Woodland said. “The ball striking exhibition I’ve seen the last two days is a joke.” Added Woods: “I didn’t really know that I would come back and play at this level.”

When will he break the record with No. 83? That depends on when he plays next – the Farmers Insurance Open is a good bet – and whether and for how long he stays healthy.
Bay Hill? Torrey Pines? The Masters in 2020 would be my fav and also tie Jack's six green jackets record (12's to 10's in recent days).
If his career longevity mirrors Snead’s, then watch out. “As far as playing until 52, I hope that’s the case,” Woods said. “If you would have asked me a few years ago, I would have given you a different answer, but certainly the future looks brighter than it has, and hopefully I can be as consistent as he was well into my 40s and early 50s.” Three wins in the last 13 months are an awfully good start.

Fred Couples career PGA Tour wins: 15...….Tiger career PGA Tour wins IN FLORIDA: 16..... and now has won a total of $120.4 million throughout his PGA Tour career.