Sofia Rivera, the Varsity 4 All-News4JAX Girls Golfer of the Year, began play Thursday in the U.S. Women’s Open at Riviera Country Club, becoming the youngest golfer from Northeast Florida to ever compete in the prestigious championship.

Max Homa and Tony Finau know TPC Sawgrass can take as quickly as the diabolical course gives.

Joel Dahmen lost his full PGA Tour card last year.

There were some weird shots in Thursday's opening round at the Cognizant Classic.

Jacob Bridgeman held on to win the Genesis Invitational at Riviera for his first PGA Tour title.

Jacob Bridgeman is turning the Genesis Invitational at Riviera into a runaway.

The immediate future of Tiger Woods is in the boardroom instead of the golf course.

The PGA Tour is moving the Genesis Invitational out of Riviera Country Club next month because of the deadly wildfires that have decimated part of Los Angeles.

Hideki Matsuyama now has more PGA Tour wins than any Asian-born player.

Jordan Spieth had a bad finish to the Genesis Invitational.

Tiger Woods returned to the PGA Tour and lasted only 24 holes.

Tiger Woods attracted all the attention.

The cheers sounded as though someone was making a charge at Riviera.

Jon Rahm is one round away from another victory and a return to No. 1 in the world.

Tiger Woods had a loud and successful return to PGA Tour competition.

Tiger Woods feels healthy enough to tee it up at Riviera this week.

Greg Norman has had his share of rough Sundays in major championships.

Joaquin Niemann returned from his best day of golf at Riviera and had another round just like it.

Tiger Woods is back on the PGA Tour but not the way he would prefer.

(Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. – Tyler McCumber has more memories at TPC Sawgrass than he can count. But McCumber wanted his next memory to be of him actually competing in The Players Championship. McCumber and Nease won the Class 2A state championship in 2007. Bartram Trail’s Julian Suri, also a current professional golfer, won back-to-back individual state championships during that time. And being in the gallery when Funk won, McCumber knows the pride that locals feel when a hometown golfer succeeds.

(AP Photo/Ryan Kang)The world’s number one player has committed to The Players Championship. Defending FedEx Cup champion Dustin Johnson committed to play in next week’s event. Johnson has only one career top 10 finish at The Players. Also committing Tuesday, the world’s number three ranked player, Justin Thomas. The Players tees off Thursday, March 11 at TPC Sawgrass.

(AP Photo/Ryan Kang)LOS ANGELES – Tiger Woods says he's doesn't know when he will return from a fifth back surgery, and he could not give a definitive answer Sunday when asked if he would be at the Masters. Woods, at Riviera to hand out the trophy as the tournament host, had a microdiscectomy Dec. 23. Woods has not played since he joined 11-year-old Charlie at the PNC Challenge a few days before his surgery. Ad“I don't know what the plan is,” he said when asked if he would try to play before the Masters. The latest Woods like would play, if he's fit for the Masters, would be the Dell Match Play two weeks before Augusta National.

Homa won on the second extra hole when Finau failed to save par from a bunker, missing a 10-foot putt. We grew up idolizing him, idolizing Riviera Country Club, idolizing the golf tournament. He closed with a 7-under 64, the best score of the final round. The victory sends him back to the Masters, along with the next three World Golf Championships. 61 in the world, he is ineligible for a World Golf Championship for the first time since he became a PGA Tour member.

Homa won on the second extra hole when Finau failed to save par from a bunker, missing a 10-foot putt. We grew up idolizing him, idolizing Riviera Country Club, idolizing the golf tournament. He closed with a 7-under 64, the best score of the final round. The victory sends him back to the Masters, along with the next three World Golf Championships. 61 in the world, he is ineligible for a World Golf Championship for the first time since he became a PGA Tour member.

Burns went 31 consecutive holes with a bogey, a streak that ended on No. When the third round was halted by darkness, he made back-to-back bogeys that dropped him to 10-under par, two shots ahead of Matt Fitzpatrick. “Even the downwind holes weren’t that much easier because it was hard to stop it there on the green,” Burns said. “It’s a hard course with no wind,” Burns said. Fitzpatrick was at 3 under for the day through 17 holes, the low score of the round so far.

(AP Photo/Ryan Kang)LOS ANGELES – PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan looked across Riviera in the early stages of the Genesis Invitational on Thursday and purposely stated the obvious. Great players were on a great golf course, and the first round was shaping up to be a draw. Riviera was in mint condition, and being dry and firm made it tougher than it might have looked. 10, among the best short par 4s in America. He didn't feel much different at Riviera, which he has played for a decade from his time at UCLA.

It's just sometimes results take a little bit longer.”There are photos to illustrate what Koepka did to his clubs, but those stay among his posse. A lot of players feel that way, but not to the point of naming their son after Riviera (Johnson's youngest is River). “I feel like it’s a tough golf course,” Johnson said. “Generally, the quality of golf course they’re played on is at a very high standard and Riviera fits that category. I feel like if you’ve had a good week here, it’s a good measure certainly generally of where your game is at.”