Woodland's Triumphant Return After Brain Surgery

0:00It's March 30th. I'm Cory with the story, and this is El Paso news today, local news powered by AI. Gary Woodland just dominated the Houston Open and Memorial Park, firing a three under 67 in the final round, to win by five shots over Nikolai. Hogg guard and finish at 21 under for the tournament. It was his first PGA tour victory since the 2019 US Open at Pebble Beach, and he stretched a one-shot lead into a coast to coast. Celebrigation. Earlier this year, Woodland underwent brain surgery to remove a lesion that had him fearing the worst, and he's been battling post-traumatic stress. Since, he opened up about it two weeks ago on Golf Channel, saying it felt like living a lie while pushing through pain on the course. Fans and players showed mad love. The crowd chanted his name until he drained that final par put, and Hogg guard, plus Min Wuli hung back on 18. To let him soak it in solo, Woodland teared up, crediting support from family and folks around him for carrying him through,

1:01especially after tough moments like breaking down, mid-round. He switched to a new putter for better alignment and stiffer iron shafts to match his blazing ball speed, one drive hit 196 miles per hour. That combo locked in his control, boosting him to number 51 in the world, his highest in five years, and punching his ticket to the Masters Inn. Two weeks. Woodland knows the fighting over with recovery still ahead, but this win feels like hope on steroids. With wife Gabby by his side all 18 holes, he's locked in for the big events left this season, proving resilience hits harder than any driver.