Gary Woodland: Return hasn’t been easy, but ‘dialed in’ in Genesis Invitational Rd. 1 | Golf Channel

Gary Woodland says that his return to PGA Tour competition hasn’t been easy but that he was “all dialed in” to Thursday’s Round 1 of The Genesis Invitational, which he called the best he’s played all year. #GolfChannel #GolfCentral #GaryWoodland
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IT INTO RED FIGURES, AS THEY CHASE SEVEN UNDER FROM PATRICK CANTLAY. THREE PLAYERS SIX UNDER PAR. EXCELLENT NUMBERS ON DAY ONE IN THE GENESIS. WE SEND IT ONCE AGAIN OVER TO KIRA. >> ROUND ONE IS IN THE BOOK AT

RIVIERA COUNTRY CLUB FOR GARY WOODLYN. GARY, IT’S GREAT TO SEE YOU BACK. WE HAVE BEEN TELLING YOUR STORY ALL DAY TODAY. WHAT YOU HAVE DEALT WITH SINCE SEPTEMBER AND YOUR BRAIN SURGERY. YOU SPENT THE LAST TWO MONTHS GETTING BACK INTO COMPETITION.

WHAT HAS THE JOURNEY BEEN LIKE? >> IT’S BEEN A LOT HARDER TO BE BACK PLAYING THAN I THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO BE. IT IS CONTINUING TO GET BETTER. TODAY WAS THE BEST I HAVE PLAYED ALL YEAR, WHICH IS NICE. PLAYING WITH TIGER’S, IT

ENFORCES YOU — IT FORCES YOU TO FOCUS ON HERSELF, AND RY TO BLOCK EVERYTHING ELSE. IT’S BEEN SO NICE TO BE BACK. EVERYONE HAS BEEN SO SUPPORTIVE. THE FOCUS JUST HASN’T BEEN IDEAL. TODAY WAEN IDEAL. S TODIALEDS IN, AND I

PLAYED A LOT BETTER. I’M EXCITED TO BE HERE. GETTING THE SPOT THIS WEEK WAS VERY NICE FOR ME. I CAPITALIZED TODAY. HOPEFULLY HE CONTINUES TO GET BETTER THIS WEEK WORKS >> BE ON THE FOCUS, HOW MUCH DO YOU STILL DEAL WITH?

ANY SIDE EFFECTS FROM THE SURGERY? ON A DAY-TO-DAY BASIS. >> A LOT. I PLAYED LAST WEEK IN PHOENIX. THE WEEK BEFORE I WAS HOME. IT WAS A ROUGH WEEK FOR ME. LAST WEEK, ON TUESDAY, I HAD TO LEAVE THE GOLF COURSE. I WASN’T

ALL THERE. I HAD TO GO INTO A DARK ROOM FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS. IT IS STILL A PROCESS. I AM LEARNING THAT. MY TEAM, WE ARE TRYING TO COMMUNICATE MORE. IF THEY SEE SOMETHING, THEY MAKE SURE I LEAVE.

MY CADDIE HAS BEEN ADAMANT MAKING SURE NOT PUSHING THROUGH AND PRACTICING TOO MUCH, WHICH IS FRUSTRATING IS FRUSTRATING.. I AM STILL NOT ALL THE WAY BACK YET. IT’S BEEN A PROCESS. SO FAR, THIS WEEK, IT’S BEEN NICE. HOPEFULLY THAT CONTINUES.

>> TIGER’S WAS JUST SITTING IN THIS CHAIR, AND I ASKED HIM WHY IT WAS SO IMPORTANT TO EXTEND A SPONSOR INVITE. HE IMMEDIATELY LIT UP AND SAID YOU ARE SO UNBELIEVABLE. IT WAS IMPORTANT FOR HIM TO HAVE YOU HERE.

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