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Tiger Woods announces return to competition in Orlando on December 17th

The American golfer was the victim of a serious traffic accident in the suburbs of Los Angeles on February 23.

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Golfer Tiger Woods announced on his Twitter account on Wednesday, December 8, his return to competition and his participation in the PNC Championship (tournament in Orlando) on December 17. He will be back on the greens nearly ten months after the car accident which forced him to recover for a long time. He had recently announced that he could not make a full season due to his recent injuries.

I think it is realistic to think that I would play on the circuit again one day, never again full time but choosing the events that suit me“declared the winner of 15 major tournaments last November, after having suffered multiple fractures to his right leg following a traffic accident in the suburbs of Los Angeles on February 23.

Tiger Woods will play this tournament by invitation from December 16 to 19 alongside his 12-year-old son Charlie over a distance of 36 holes, in a “scramble” format, which allows you to take the best ball on each stroke played by the player. ‘team. The family tandem took 7th place out of 20, last year at the same time, in this tournament reserved for 20 winners of a Major, each accompanied by a member of their family.

Before his accident, the” 45-year-old former world number one had already reduced his schedule due to the multiple back and knee surgeries he had undergone over the years. He is now back to competition.

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