Tiger Woods will return to competitive golf at the Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas on November 30. The news was announced on Monday at TigerWoods.com and on Twitter, where Woods said: “I’d like to thank the committee of 1 for picking myself and Daniel Berger to play in this years #HeroWorldChallenge.”
The announcement comes after many positive signals from the winner of 14 major championships and 79 PGA Tour events. In recent weeks Woods has posted video clips of himself hitting a variety of golf shots, including full-swing and apparently pain-free shots such as a drive and a “stinger.”
“I am excited to return to competitive golf at the Hero World Challenge,” Tiger said at his website. “Albany is the perfect setting and it will be great to join this outstanding field. I want to thank Pawan Munjal and Hero MotoCorp for their continued support of this tournament and my foundation. I would also like to thank the fans for their unwavering support during my injury.”
The Hero World Challenge has an 18-man field that features many of the top-ranked golfers in the world, including winners of 22 majors and 13 players who competed in the 2017 Presidents Cup.
Hero World Challenge Field
Dustin Johnson
Jordan Spieth
Justin Thomas
Hideki Matsuyama
Jason Day
Rickie Fowler
Brooks Koepka
Matt Kuchar
Justin Rose
Alex Noren
Marc Leishman
Tommy Fleetwood
Francesco Molinari
Patrick Reed
Charley Hoffman
Kevin Kisner
Tiger Woods (tournament host, exemption)
Daniel Berger (exemption)
Tiger Woods File
- He had his fourth back procedure on April 19.
- His last tournament appearance was in early February at the Dubai Desert Classic, where he withdrew after an opening round of 77.
- His most recent victory was the 2013 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational.
- Tiger will turn 42 on December 30.
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