Tiger Woods to compete in first tournament since his back surgery

U.S. Junior Amateur qualifier FILE PHOTO: Tiger Woods of the United States and his son, Charlie Woods, look on from the second hole during a practice round prior to the U.S. Open at Pinehurst Resort on June 11, 2024 in Pinehurst, North Carolina. The younger Woods just qualified for the U.S. Junior Amateur. (Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images) (Andrew Redington/Getty Images)

By Carl-Max Millionard

ORLANDO, Fla. — Tiger Woods announced Tuesday he is set to play in his first tournament since having back surgery in September, playing in the PNC Championships in Orlando, Florida, Dec. 19-22.

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The PNC Championships is a 36-hole two-person event, and Tiger will be making his fifth appearance at the PNC Championship with his son Charlie.

Tiger and Charlie finished fifth last year and came close to winning it all in 2021, finishing second.

“This year was kind of – I had to toss it away and I wasn’t as sharp as I needed to be and I didn’t play as much as I needed to going into the major championships and I didn’t play well at them,” Woods said. ““Hopefully next year will be better, I’ll be physically stronger and better. I know the procedure helped and hopefully that I can then build upon that.”

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The PNC Championships will be held at the Grande Lakes Resport in Orlando.

Here is a map of the resort:

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