Tiger Woods will compete in his first PGA Tour event for seven months next week at the Genesis Invitational in San Diego.
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TigerWoodswillcompeteinhisfirstPGAToureventforsevenmonthsnextweekattheGenesisInvitationalinSanDiego.
Woods,whowillhosttheGenesisInvitationalatTorreyPines,wasannouncedaspartofthefieldinastatementfromorganizersonFriday,withthetournamentteeingoffonFebruary13.
The15-timemajorchampionlastplayedontheTourinJulywhenhemissedthecutatTheOpen.HethenunderwentbacksurgeryinSeptember–thelatestsetbackonalonglistofinjuriestoplaguehiscareer.
SpeakingtoreportersinDecember,Woodssaidthathehad“alongwaytogo”beforehewouldbeabletomakeacompetitivereturntogolf,addingthathisbody“justwon’trecoverlikeitusedto.”
WhilethiswillbeWoods’firstPGAToureventoftheyear,hehasstarredinthenewlyformedTomorrow’sGolfLeague(TGL),astadium-based,technology-drivenformatofthegamewhichhefoundedalongsideRoryMcIlroy.
HealsoplayedattheunofficialPNCChampionshipeventalongsidesonCharlieinDecember,narrowlyfinishinginsecondpl
