Staff Reporter.
Tiger Woods is set to play in his first PGA Tour event since last summer’s Open at next week’s Genesis Invitational at Torrey Pines.
The 15-time major champion’s involvement was confirmed by tournament organisers on Friday.
The 49-year-old has not played regularly since sustaining severe injuries in a car accident in February 2021.
He missed the cut at the Open in July and had more surgery on his lower back in September.
Woods did play alongside teenage son Charlie in a 36-hole event in December, and has also taken part in the Tomorrow’s Golf League (TGL) he founded.
The Genesis Invitational, which starts on 13 February and benefits Woods’ TGR Foundation, was relocated to Torrey Pines in San Diego because of the Los Angeles wildfires.
The event will take place just nine days after Woods announced the death of his mother Kultida.
Woods was inside the world’s top five in 2019, the year he claimed his fifth Masters victory before adding a record-equalling 82nd PGA Tour title at the Zozo Championship, but has since dropped outside of the world’s top 1,000 due to his limited playing schedule.