Tiger Woods And Rory McIlroy Paired At Genesis Open

Woods plays with Rory McIlroy and Justin Thomas in rounds 1 and 2 of the Genesis Open

Tiger Woods And Rory McIlroy

Golf's two biggest stars will grace the Riviera fairways for the opening two rounds at this week's Genesis Open alongside world number four Justin Thomas

Tiger Woods And Rory McIlroy Paired At Genesis Open

Groupings are out for this week's Genesis Open and there's a HUGE group for the first two days.

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Tiger Woods plays with four-time major winner Rory McIlroy and world number four Justin Thomas.

The major winners tee off at at 3.22pm UK time off the first tee and then slightly later at 8.02pm off the 10th tee for their second round.

Woods makes his second start of 2018 and first appearance in this event since 2006.

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He finished in a tie for 23rd at last month's Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines.

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He's never won this tournament in 11 attempts, and it was also the scene of his PGA Tour debut back in 1992 at the age of 16.

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McIlroy and Woods were last paired together at the 2015 Masters. (Photo by Ross Kinnaird/Getty Images)

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Elliott Heath
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Elliott Heath is our News Editor and has been with Golf Monthly since early 2016 after graduating with a degree in Sports Journalism. He manages the Golf Monthly news team as well as our large Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages. He covered the 2022 Masters from Augusta National as well as five Open Championships on-site including the 150th at St Andrews. His first Open was in 2017 at Royal Birkdale, when he walked inside the ropes with Jordan Spieth during the Texan's memorable Claret Jug triumph. He has played 35 of our Top 100 golf courses, with his favourites being both Sunningdales, Woodhall Spa, Western Gailes, Old Head and Turnberry. He has been obsessed with the sport since the age of 8 and currently plays off of a six handicap. His golfing highlights are making albatross on the 9th hole on the Hotchkin Course at Woodhall Spa, shooting an under-par round, playing in the Aramco Team Series on the Ladies European Tour and making his one and only hole-in-one at the age of 15 - a long time ago now!

Elliott is currently playing:

Driver: Titleist TSR4

3 wood: Titleist TSi2

Hybrids: Titleist 816 H1

Irons: Mizuno MP5 5-PW

Wedges: Cleveland RTX ZipCore 50, 54, 58

Putter: Odyssey White Hot OG #5

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