Tiger Woods announced Wednesday that he will compete next month at the Hero World Challenge.
Woods hasn’t played since the Open Championship in July, when he missed the cut in what could be his final Open at St. Andrews. He has played a total of nine competitive rounds this year.
The Hero, scheduled for Dec. 1-4, is a natural return spot for Woods, whose foundation runs the 20-man exhibition at Albany Golf Club in the Bahamas. Even while recovering from a variety of injuries, he has played the event four of the past five years.
The initial field list for the Hero was announced last month but three tournament sponsor exemptions remained to be filled.