Tiger Woods confirms shock PGA Tour return: "I'm FINALLY ready!"

Tiger Woods will play in his first official PGA Tour event since his horrific 2021 car crash. 

Woods has confirmed he will be teeing it up at The Genesis Invitational at Riviera Country Club. 

It will mark his first tournament start since he was reduced to tears as he likely bid farewell to anymore Opens at St. Andrews last July. 

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'I'm finally ready to play an ACTUAL PGA Tour event next week," Woods, now 47, said in a statement confirming his appearance. 

Woods actually serves as the tournament host. It has been given elevated status, meaning players will be competing for a $20m purse. 

It is the latest comeback in an illustrious career which has seen him win 82 PGA Tour titles, 15 major championships and inducted into the Hall of Fame. 

Woods revealed at the end of 2022 that it was the challenging yet "most rewarding" year of his career.

He returned to professional golf at the 86th Masters after crashing his luxury SUV in February 2021. 

 

 

 

 

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According to the police report, Woods was driving at more than twice the speed limit when he crashed in the Los Angeles hills shortly after 7am on 23 February. 

It was feared his career was over. Woods later revealed there was a 50 per cent chance his right leg was going to be amputated. 

Woods played a total of three events in 2022. He missed the cut at the U.S. PGA Championship at Southern Hills before he appeared at the landmark major. 

The big cat conceded that he did not know when he was going to play professional golf again after his appearance at the Home of Golf. 

He decided to schedule an appearance at another PGA Tour event he hosts in Albany, Bahamas, in December but was forced to withdraw after developing plantar fasciitis. 

The condition causes inflammation and pain in the heel. 

Woods said of this: 

Woods ended his 2022 by competing in the father/son jaunt with Charlie Woods at the PNC Championship and a made-for-TV exhibition event alongside Rory McIlroy, Justin Thomas and Jordan Spieth. 

McIlroy and Woods lost The Match. 

The news that Woods will be playing at Riviera will be welcome news to golf fans, given that the 87th Masters is only a few months away. 

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