Woods, the greatest player of his generation and arguably of all time, has not played competitive golf since the Wyndham Championship in late August 2015 and has been recovering from multiple back surgeries. The Safeway Open, the season-opening event on the 2016-17 PGA Tour, will be played from Oct. 13-16 at Silverado Resort and Spa in Napa. Woods missed all four majors in a calendar year for the first time in 2016, and made just 11 tournament appearances in 2015. "But I missed competing," said Woods, whose ongoing back problems led to surgeries in September and again in October. Australian world number one Jason Day, preparing for this week's BMW Championship in Indiana, told reporters on Wednesday he was glad to hear about Woods' planned comeback.

Source: India Today September 08, 2016 04:52 UTC