‘Welcome Back’: Twitter Reacts as Tiger Woods Commits to First Golf Tournament Since Car Crash

As the end of the year approaches, the golf world has achieved its most anticipated moment, as Tiger Woods gives us marvelous news. We will finally witness him make a return to competitive golf as he has confirmed his presence at the PNC Championship slated to be held later in the week.

The Ritz-Carlton Golf Club Orlando, Grande Lakes, will host the event formerly known as the father/son challenge from December 16-19. The field will comprise 20 teams, fulfilling the criteria of having one member with a major title or the Players Championship title, along with a family member who is not a touring professional.

This year’s star-studded field has a massive 67 major titles amongst them and it includes champions like Justin Thomas, Nelly Korda, Jim Furyk, Nick Faldo, John Daly, and Vijay Singh. The field will fight it out over two days for the Willie Park Trophy and a total purse of a little more than $1 million.

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Tiger Woods makes a comeback to competitive golf

After his single car crash earlier this year, Woods has been on the sidelines recovering. Moreover, just a couple of days ago, Woods shut down any possibilities of him returning to tour soon. He said, “I have so far to go… I’m not even at the halfway point.”

The PNC Championship, however, is not a regular tournament and allows players the use of a cart. Moreover, it’s much shorter than the typical four-day event. Hence, Woods has decided to tee it up with his son Charlie, 12, who is an aspiring golfer. In the 2020 version of the event, the two finished 7th, where Justin Thomas and his father Mike Thomas emerged winners.

Revealing the news, Woods went viral with his tweet. He wrote, “Although it’s been a long and challenging year, I am very excited to close it out by competing in the @PNCchampionship with my son Charlie. I’m playing as a Dad and couldn’t be more excited and proud.”

Fans react to Tiger’s massive announcement

Undoubtedly, his ardent fans were ecstatic. Here is what some of them had to say when replying to his message-

Alastair Johnston, the executive chairman of the tournament, also confirmed his presence, saying, “I am delighted to confirm that Tiger and Charlie Woods will be participating in the 2021 PNC Championship. We have been liaising with Tiger and his team for some time and are delighted that he has now decided to make his return to competitive golf at the PNC Championship.”

Now that he has confirmed his presence, we absolutely cannot wait for the weekend to approach. Hopefully, this is just a start to many more seasons of Tiger’s dominance.

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