Tiger Woods confirms PGA Tour start and return days after mother's death

Tiger Woods volition marque his archetypal PGA Tour commencement of the play successful the Genesis Invitational astatine Torrey Pines, conscionable days aft his mother, Kultida, passed away

Tiger Woods has confirmed helium volition play astatine the Genesis Invitational astatine Torrey Pines, contempt the caller passing of his mother.

The prima was acceptable to vie from Feb. 13-16, but calamity struck arsenic his mother, Kultida, died astatine the property of 80 connected Tuesday. Woods, though, is determined to enactment conscionable 9 days aft her death, aiming for his eighth triumph astatine Torrey Pines.

The Genesis Invitational, which benefits Woods' TGR Foundation, promises to beryllium an emotionally charged lawsuit for galore reasons. Originally slated for the Riviera Country Club successful Pacific Palisades, it had to beryllium relocated to Torrey Pines owed to the devastating wildfires successful Los Angeles. As players and fans gather, they'll not lone retrieve the interaction of the fires but besides enactment Woods during this hard time.

In a touching statement, Woods paid tribute to his mother, saying, "It is with heartfelt sadness that I privation to stock that my beloved mother, Kultida Woods, passed distant aboriginal this morning. My Mom was a unit of quality each her own, her tone was simply undeniable.

"She was speedy with the needle and a laugh. She was my biggest fan, top supporter, without her nary of my idiosyncratic achievements would person been possible. She was loved by truthful many, but particularly by her 2 grandchildren, Sam and Charlie. Thank you each for your support, prayers and privateness astatine this hard clip for maine and my family. Love you Mom."

The iconic reddish garment that Woods is known for wearing connected the last time of competitions is simply a motion to his mother's content successful its power. "My ma thought that, being calved a Capricorn, reddish was my powerfulness color," Woods revealed connected The Today Show.

Despite idiosyncratic challenges, Woods is acceptable to enactment successful the Genesis Invitational, marking his archetypal tourney of the play and his instrumentality to Torrey Pines since 2020. His astir notable triumph astatine this people was the 2008 US Open victory.

This lawsuit besides marks Woods' archetypal PGA Tour commencement since his country successful September owed to terrible backmost pain. Although helium has been absent from the PGA Tour, helium has appeared doubly successful TGL, the caller golf league helium co-founded with Rory McIlroy.

Woods has expressed his volition to play less events successful the future, cautiously selecting the tournaments helium enters, with the Genesis Invitational being 1 of his choices this year.