Tiger Woods will make his first PGA Tour look of the 12 months at the Genesis Invitational at Riviera Country Club in Los Angeles, the golfer confirmed on Wednesday.
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“Excited to be host next week,” Woods posted on social media.
The 48-year-old final competed in an official PGA Tour occasion at the 2023 Masters event in April however performed in two occasions in December.
Woods performed along with his son Charlie at the PNC Championship in Orlando on December 18 after taking part in within the Hero World Challenge within the Bahamas earlier within the month.
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The 15-times main champion, has struggled since struggling extreme leg accidents in a 2021 automobile crash and he underwent ankle surgical procedure after the Masters in April.
The Genesis Invitational is held from February 15-18 and Woods is the host of the occasion.
Last month Woods stated he was ending his long-standing partnership with sportswear firm Nike and it is going to be attention-grabbing to see what tools and clothes he options in at Riviera.
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After taking part in at the PNC Championship, Woods stated he felt in form to perform his plan of month-to-month aggressive motion this 12 months.
“I’ll be able to walk and play,” Tiger Woods stated after the ultimate spherical of the Orlando occasion.
“We’ve been working out hard, been able to recover. We’ve been training every day, which is great. It’s been nice to knock off a lot of the rust and some of the doubt that I’ve had because quite frankly I haven’t hit a shot that counted in a long time,” he stated.
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The Masters might be held at Augusta National the week of April 8.
The 2024 schedule sees the PGA Championship in May, the US Open in June and the British Open in July.
By Garrin Lambley © Agence France-Presse
