CNN
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A presence that both influenced and frightened golf’s greats for years is making a long-awaited return to The Players Championship in Florida this week. It’s Woods, just not the one you’re likely thinking of.
Because while two-time champion Tiger Woods, out for the foreseeable future following a fresh injury setback, has not featured at TPC Sawgrass since 2019, another former mainstay of the Stadium Course is re-emerging from its woods to torment players. That tree is back.
Right from the outset of the Ponte Vedra Beach venue hosting The Players in 1982, a live oak overhanging the sixth tee at the Stadium Course loomed large above – and frequently inside…
