Tiger Woods ‘excited to be a playing host’ in first appearance of 2024
Tiger Woods will make his first competitive appearance of 2024 at the Genesis Invitational next week. The 15-time major winner announced on social media that he was “excited to host” at Riviera Country Club – in a tournament benefiting his foundation – as he continues his latest comeback from injury.
Woods underwent ankle surgery in April last year after withdrawing from the Masters in the third round and did not compete again until the Hero World Challenge in December. The 48-year-old finished 18th in the 20-man field in the Bahamas, but said after rounds of 75, 70, 71 and 72 he was pleased with his progress.
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“I think I’ve come a long way,” Woods told NBC. “From being a little bit rusty to playing for four days and getting a lot of the rust off, which was great, and just the physicality of actually playing again and competing – I haven’t done this in a while. It was nice to get out here with the boys, have some fun and compete. I wish I had played a little cleaner, but there’s always next time.”
Asked about his pre-tournament prediction that he could play one competition a month by 2024, Woods added: “If you ask me now, I’m a little bit sore. But once a month seems reasonable. It gives me a few weeks to recover, a week to tune out. Maybe I’ll get into a rhythm. That’s where the plan was going next year and I don’t see why that would change.”