Tiger Woods

Tiger Woods

Tiger Woods acknowledges the gallery after a birdie on hole No. 14 during the third round of the Hero World Challenge at Albany Golf Club in the Bahamas on Dec. 2, 2017.

Japan's Taniguchi in 3rd round U.S. Open golf

Japan's Taniguchi in 3rd round U.S. Open golf

PINEHURST, United States - Japan's Toru Taniguchi hits an approach shot on the eighth hole in the third round of the U.S. Open golf at Pinehurst Resort and Country Club's Pinehurst No. 2 in North Carolina on June 14, 2014.

Japan's Matsuyama in U.S. Open golf 3rd round

Japan's Matsuyama in U.S. Open golf 3rd round

PINEHURST, United States - Japan's Hideki Matsuyama makes an approach shot on the ninth hole on June 14, 2014, in the third round of the U.S. Open golf at Pinehurst Resort and Country Club's Pinehurst No. 2 in North Carolina.

Japan's Matsuyama in 3rd round U.S. Open golf

Japan's Matsuyama in 3rd round U.S. Open golf

PINEHURST, United States - Japan's Hideki Matsuyama hits the second shot on the first hole in the third round of the U.S. Open golf at Pinehurst Resort and Country Club's Pinehurst No. 2 in North Carolina on June 14, 2014.

Japan's Teshima wins Japan PGA Championship

Japan's Teshima wins Japan PGA Championship

NISHIWAKI, Japan - Japan's Taichi Teshima celebrates after making a birdie putt on the No. 14 hole at the Golden Valley Golf Club in Nishiwaki, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on June 8, 2014. Teshima won the Japan PGA Championship Nissin Cupnoodles Cup, finishing with an overall score of 9-under-par 279.

Japan's Matsuyama reacts after 1st-hole eagle at Phoenix Open

Japan's Matsuyama reacts after 1st-hole eagle at Phoenix Open

Japan's Hideki Matsuyama acknowledges cheers of the gallery after scoring an eagle on the No. 1 hole in the final round of the Waste Management Phoenix Open professional golf tournament on the TPC of Scottsdale course in Scottsdale, Arizona, on Feb. 1, 2015. He ended in a three-way tie for second at 14-under 270. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

CORRECTED: Woods

CORRECTED: Woods

Tiger Woods acknowledges the gallery after a birdie on hole No. 14 during the third round of the Hero World Challenge at Albany Golf Club in the Bahamas on Dec. 2, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japan's Matsuyama in U.S. Open golf 3rd round

Japan's Matsuyama in U.S. Open golf 3rd round

PINEHURST, United States - Japan's Hideki Matsuyama makes an approach shot on the ninth hole on June 14, 2014, in the third round of the U.S. Open golf at Pinehurst Resort and Country Club's Pinehurst No. 2 in North Carolina. (Kyodo)