Tiger Woods is back. The golfing superstar announced Friday his return to competition on the North American PGA Tour next week at the Genesis Invitational in Los Angeles, seven months after he last appeared on the greens at the British Open. “I’m ready to play a real PGA Tour tournament next week at the Genesis Invitational,” tweeted the 47-year-old American, winner of 15 Grand Slam events.
This event which he is sponsoring is therefore his return to school at the start of the year. It is one of the rare tournaments that he has never won, he who nevertheless co-holds, with Sam Snead, the record for the number of USPGA victories (82), the last dating back to 2019 at the Zozo Championship. But the Genesis, located in Los Angeles County, is also a very bad memory for Woods. Because while heading there one morning on Tuesday February 23, 2021, he made a brutal exit from the road, the SUV he was driving then rolling over several times before finishing his race in the vicinity of the dual carriageway he was going to take. .
He suffered several open fractures in his legs, especially the right, the most damaged, which gave little hope for the continuation of his career. But Tiger Woods, who had already recovered from many serious health problems, particularly his back, was able to make his comeback more than a year later at the Augusta Masters, where he ranked 47th, a remarkable performance over a hilly and demanding course. He then played two other Majors: the PGA Championship, where he made the cut before giving up after the third round, and the British Open, where he only played the first two rounds.
He had planned to participate in the Hero World Challenge last December, but suffered from plantar fasciitis, which made his right foot sore in the heel and arch area. An injury related to those suffered the previous year during his road accident. The “Tiger” had nevertheless played a 12 hole with his son Charlie, a few days later, in an exhibition, the PNC Championship.
He took the opportunity to announce that he would now devote himself to the Grand Slams and one or two other tournaments on the circuit, depending on his state of form.
