Tiger Announces his Return to Golf

Mar - 16 | By: The Journalista | no comments.

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Tiger Woods has just announced that he will be returning to the Masters tournament, ending his four-month hiatus from the game he loves.

“The Masters is where I won my first major and I view this tournament with great respect,” Woods said in a statement. “After a long and necessary time away from the game, I feel like I’m ready to start my season at Augusta.”

The tournament begins April 8.

Woods has not competed since Nov. 15 when he won the Australian Masters for his 82nd victory worldwide. Twelve days later, he crashed his car into a tree outside his Florida home, setting off shocking revelations that he had been cheating on his wife.

“The major championships have always been a special focus in my career and, as a professional, I think Augusta is where I need to be, even though it’s been a while since I last played,” Woods said.

“I have undergone almost two months of inpatient therapy and I am continuing my treatment,” he said. “Although I’m returning to competition, I still have a lot of work to do in my personal life.”

After last week’s predictions of what tournament Tiger would make his return, the golf pro says that he realized the Masters would be the earliest he could play.

Sources predict that this year’s Masters will receive the hightest ratings ever.

Woods is a four-time Masters champion, although he has not won at Augusta National since 2005.