HERO WORLD CHALLENGE
Tiger Woods set to make high noon return
The former world No 1 player returns to competitive golf for the first time since he shared 10th at Greensboro in August 2015
Nassau — Former world No1 Tiger Woods, sidelined for 15 months after back surgery, will make his return to competitive golf at High Noon on Thursday alongside Patrick Reed at the Hero World Challenge. Pairings for the 18-man invitational event were released on Monday and Woods, a 14-time Major champion who has not won a Major title since the 2008 US Open, will be the second to play in the sixth group out. It will be the first time Woods has played competitively since he shared 10th at Greensboro in August 2015. Woods, who fell to 898th in the world rankings on Monday, missed the cut at the US and British Opens and the PGA Championship in 2015. Woods, whose 79 career PGA titles are three shy of Sam Snead’s all-time record, has not won a tournament since the 2014 Bridgestone Invitational, a World Golf Championships event at Akron, Ohio. It will be the first time Woods has played in the event owned by his charity foundation since it moved to the Bahamas in 2015 and the Albany resort’s ...
Would you like to comment on this article?
Sign up (it's quick and free) or sign in now.
Please read our Comment Policy before commenting.
Subscribe now to unlock this article.
Support BusinessLIVE’s award-winning journalism for R129 per month (digital access only).
There’s never been a more important time to support independent journalism in SA. Our subscription packages now offer an ad-free experience for readers.
Cancel anytime.
Questions? Email helpdesk@businesslive.co.za or call 0860 52 52 00. Got a subscription voucher? Redeem it now.