Gary Woodland is playing golf's PNC Championship with his father. That's a celebration for both

“I’m still healing,” Woodland explains. “At the end of the day, I’ve still got a tumour in my head on my brain"

YEAR END CHEER: Gary Woodland is back doing what he does, and loves, best. 'Got the whole family here — the grandkids here, my daughter’s here, my wife’s here. I’m excited'. Pic: Yoshimasa Nakano/Getty Images

Gary Woodland returned to golf four months after doctors had to cut a baseball-sized hole in his head to remove a lesion on part of the brain that caused unfounded fears of dying. He felt fortunate to still be playing, and the emotions were strong.

Turns out the former U.S. Open champion was coping with much more at the 2024 Sony Open.