Woods
to make comeback in Bahamas next month
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[November 02, 2016]
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former
world number one Tiger Woods will make his competitive comeback at
next month's Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas, an event which he
hosts, after being sidelined for more than a year.
"I am excited to make my return at the Hero World Challenge," the
14-times major winner said in a news release on Tuesday.
The Tiger Woods Foundation is a charitable beneficiary of the Dec.
1-4 tournament, which will be held for a second year in a row at
Albany Golf Club in New Providence.
The 40-year-old American has been sidelined for 15 months due to
back-related issues.
Woods had initially planned to return at last month's PGA Tour's
Safeway Open in Napa, California but he withdrew three days before
the opening round, saying his game was not sharp enough.
"After a lot of soul searching and honest reflection, I know that I
am not yet ready to play on the PGA Tour," Woods said at the time.
"My health is good, and I feel strong, but my game is vulnerable and
not where it needs to be."
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Woods has not played on the PGA Tour since August 2015, having
undergone surgeries in September and again in October of that year
due to ongoing back problems.
The greatest player of his generation and arguably of all time, he
has not won a tournament anywhere since 2013 and his title drought
in the major championships dates back to 2008.
Woods will make his return to competition in elite company at the
Hero World Challenge where a high-quality but limited field of 18
players will vie for the title.
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Team USA vice-captain Tiger Woods talk at the 13th green during the
practice round for the Ryder Cup at Hazeltine National Golf Club in
Chaska, Minnesota, September 28, 2016. Mandatory Credit: Michael
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Long-hitting American Dustin Johnson, the U.S. Open champion, and
British Open winner Henrik Stenson of Sweden head a powerful line-up
at Albany Golf Club that includes eight of the world's top 13
players.
"Every year we put together a top field that showcases the best
golfers from the previous season," said Woods.
Among the other players scheduled to tee it up at the event are
American world number five Jordan Spieth, sixth-ranked Japanese
Hideki Matsuyama and ninth-ranked American Bubba Watson, who will be
defending the title.
(Writing by Tony Jimenez in London and Mark Lamport-Stokes in Los
Angeles; Editing by Ed Osmond and Pritha Sarkar)
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