Tiger Woods to play in Genesis Invitational, marking return to competition for first time since British Open

For the archetypal clip since the British Open successful July, Tiger Woods is backmost successful enactment connected a play course.

Woods, 49, committed Friday to playing 18 holes astatine the Genesis Invitational astatine Torrey Pines. 

It volition beryllium the archetypal clip Woods volition beryllium competing since helium had a microdiscectomy successful September to alleviate symptom successful his legs. It was the sixth country helium has undergone connected his little back. 

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Golfer Tiger Woods smiles during a property league aft playing astatine SoFi Center successful a lucifer betwixt Jupiter Links Golf Club and Los Angeles Golf Club successful the TGL. (Imagn)

It is besides the archetypal clip Woods volition beryllium playing since the nonaccomplishment of his mother, Kultida Woods, who died Tuesday astatine the property of 80. 

Normally, the Genesis Invitational is astatine the Riviera Country Club, but the tourney was moved to Torrey Pines owed to the wildfires that devastated the Los Angeles community. 

Woods has had a batch of occurrence during his illustrious vocation astatine Torrey Pines, with 8 wins connected the nationalist people alongside the Pacific Ocean.

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Tiger Woods of Jupiter Links celebrates a triumph with Tom Kim, left, and Kevin Kisner, right, during a TGL lucifer against Bottom Common astatine the SoFi Center Jan. 27, 2025, successful Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. (Imagn)

Torrey Pines is the people wherever Woods past finished successful the apical 10 astatine a PGA Tour event, erstwhile helium was successful a necktie for ninth astatine the Farmers Insurance Open successful 2020. 

There is nary chopped astatine the Genesis Invitational, meaning Woods volition beryllium walking for each 4 days nary substance his performance. 

The past clip Woods played 4 rounds was astatine last year’s Masters, erstwhile helium broke the tourney grounds for astir cuts made astatine the prestigious large with his 24th consecutive chopped made. 

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Tiger Woods of Jupiter Links GC tees disconnected during a TGL lucifer against Bottom Common astatine the SoFi Center Jan. 27, 2025, successful Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. (Imagn)

Woods missed the chopped astatine the different 3 large tournaments helium played in. 

The 15-time large champion has been competing successful the indoor TGL league, which debuted Jan. 7, 2025. 

The Genesis Invitational begins Feb. 13 and runs done Feb. 16.

The Associated Press contributed to this report. 

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