Gary Woodland returned to golf after a brain lesion. Following "one of the hardest years" of his life, the U.S. Open champion had an encouraging start to his season.

On Sept. 18, 2023, surgeons cut a baseball-sized hole into the side of Gary Woodland’s head. They were trying to remove part of a lesion in his brain they believed was causing seizures. Doctors hoped they could help the golfer and winner of the 2019 U.

HONOLULU — Gary Woodland had a brief vacation with wife Gabby on the Big Island before coming over to Oahu for the Sony Open. Never was a 45-minute flight more memorable. They were in the second row on the Hawaiian Airlines flight. The final passengers to board were in the first row — former President Barrack Obama, his wife and two daughters.

After having a brain tumor removed, Gary Woodland came back too soon last year but through yoga and meditation, he's learning to calm his mind.

How to watch the 2025 Sony Open on Saturday, including full Saturday TV coverage and streaming info for Round 3 in Hawaii.

HONOLULU (AP) — Gary Woodland had a brief vacation ... He played the back nine in 30 at the Sony Open and tied for 10th. How he made it to Hawaii is still hard for him to believe.

He became the seventh player to win both of the tour's Hawaii events, having previously captured the Sony Open in 2022 ... field of 59 players. Gary Woodland, for example, hasn't won a tournament since the 2019 U.S. Open and is entering his last year ...

HONOLULU (AP) — Gary Woodland had a brief vacation ... He played the back nine in 30 at the Sony Open and tied for 10th. How he made it to Hawaii is still hard for him to believe.

HONOLULU (AP) — Gary Woodland had a brief vacation with wife Gabby on the Big Island before coming over to Oahu for the Sony Open. Never was a 45-minute flight more memorable. They were in the ...

Gary Woodland had a brief vacation with his wife Gabby ... He played the back nine in 30 at the Sony Open and tied for 10th. How he made it to Hawaii is still hard for him to believe. “Two years ago, I didn’t even have a category on the Challenge ...

J.J. Spaun got up-and-down for birdie on the par-5 18th hole Saturday for a 5-under 65, the final birdie giving him a one-shot lead at the Sony Open going into a final round where

Patrick Fishburn found some early momentum and Denny McCarthy overcame a sluggish start Friday, both winding up in the same spot.