'Golf Emperor' Woods 'Returns This Week'
Return Match at Hero World Challenge on the 30th
First Appearance in 7 Months Since April Masters
Hovland Aims for 3rd Consecutive Win, 'Number 1' Scheffler Joins
‘Golf Emperor’ Tiger Woods (USA) is making a comeback.
Starting from the 30th (local time), he will participate in the PGA Tour’s ‘special event’ Hero World Challenge (total prize money $3.5 million), held over four days at Albany Golf Course (par 72, 7,449 yards) in New Providence, Bahamas. This marks Woods’ first tournament appearance in seven months since withdrawing from the Masters major tournament in April. Since then, Woods underwent surgery on his right ankle and has been focusing on rehabilitation.
The tournament is hosted by the Tiger Woods Foundation. It invites 20 top-tier players to compete without a ‘cut off’. Although it is not an official PGA Tour event and does not count towards FedEx Cup points or prize money rankings, players can earn world golf ranking points.
Woods has won this tournament five times. However, since his victory in 2011, he has struggled with injuries and has not achieved strong results. Last year, he withdrew just before the start due to plantar fasciitis. This year, before withdrawing from the Masters, he finished tied for 45th at the Genesis Invitational in February. After surgery, he has shown his swing several times and served as a caddie at a tournament where his son Charlie participated. Woods said, "There is no pain at the surgery site. My ankle condition is good."
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World No. 4 Viktor Hovland (Norway) is aiming for a third consecutive win. He achieved back-to-back victories at the Hero World Challenge in 2021 and 2022 and was crowned the PGA Tour FedEx Cup champion this season. World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, No. 7 Max Homa (both USA), and No. 8 Matthew Fitzpatrick (England) are also participating. Open Champion Brian Harman and US Open winner Wyndham Clark (both USA) are considered ‘dark horses’. World No. 2 Rory McIlroy (Northern Ireland), No. 3 Jon Rahm (Spain), and No. 5 Patrick Cantlay (USA) declined to participate.
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