Charley Hoffman has a remedy for the decline of some Tour events including this week's Farmers Insurance Open, where Tiger Woods dominated for years.

Tournament: Buick Invitational Where: Torrey Pines GC (South/North), La Jolla, California Dates: Feb. 10-13

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It's got something more important for holding onto fans: players with credentials. Yes, its biggest draw is Tiger Woods, and his bonafides dwarf all others in golf. But take his gaudy stats out of the picture, and the remaining 23 members of TGL have seven ...

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When Thomas made his second putt of at least 23 feet to halve a hole on No. 13, he said, "we really don't want them to get a point, so that was huge."

Through the first three weeks, TGL has been a solid success from a TV ratings standpoint. The tech-infused simulator league averaged north of 1 million viewers last week when Tiger Woods made his TGL debut. The average ratings climbed about 9 percent from the first match.

Charley Hoffman believes San Diego and the PGA Tour "took it for granted that Tiger Woods was going to show up" every year at the Farmers Insurance Open.

Jason Day and Charley Hoffman were among the PGA Tour pros who would be fans of the PGA Tour moving next month's Genesis to Torrey Pines, a move that several outlets say is likely.