Oct 10 (Reuters) - Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson will play the first two rounds together at this week's Safeway Championship, a source close to the tournament told Reuters on Monday.
Woods will return from a 14-month injury-enforced absence when he tees it up in the PGA Tour event at the Silverado Resort in Napa, California on Thursday.
Television has a big say in the threesomes for the first two rounds of a tournament.
Golf Channel, which has the tournament television rights in the United States, can expect bumper ratings at a time of year when golf takes a back seat for most American sports fans.