Tiger Woods confirms he will return at Hero World Challenge, which is live on Sky Sports between November 30 and December 3; 15-time major winner has not played competitively since withdrawing during The Masters in April; Woods underwent ankle surgery and missed final three majors of 2023
Last Updated: 18/11/23 5:31pm
Tiger Woods has not played since The Masters in April after undergoing leg surgery
Tiger Woods will return to competitive golf for the first time since The Masters when he plays at the Hero World Challenge later this month.
The tournament, which Woods hosts, runs between November 30 and December 3 and is live on Sky Sports.
The 15-time major champion has taken the final spot in the field and will now tee it up for the first time since withdrawing at Augusta National this spring.
Woods had his right ankle surgically repaired after The Masters and missed the final three majors of the year – the PGA Championship, the US Open and the Open Championship.
Speaking earlier this month, he said he was now pain free in his ankle but was experiencing other problems.
Woods said: “My ankle is fine. Where they fused my ankle, I have absolutely zero issue whatsoever. That pain is completely gone. It’s the other areas that have been compensated for.”
He compared the problem to when he had fusion surgery on his lower back, saying: “All the surrounding areas is where I had all my problems and still do. You fix one, others have to become more hypermobile to get around it, and it can lead to issues.”
Woods has competed in five tournaments since his 2021 car crash but completed a full 72 holes just twice.
The 47-year-old plays sparingly these days but has committed to appearing in the new tech-infused league TGL, which begins in January, where he will represent the Jupiter team.
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