It's been more than three years since Tiger Woods sat in front of a valley in Hollister — a few feet away from the widow of Springfield legend Payne Stewart — and said he had a mission ahead of him.
“I have to make sure I don’t screw this up,” Woods said in announcing “Payne’s Valley,” a new 18-hole course adjacent to the Buffalo Ridge site and the newest part of the Big Cedar Lodge stable of courses south of Branson.
On Tuesday, the world will see if he succeeded.
Woods will be back in the Branson area on Tuesday, along with Rory McIlroy, Justin Thomas and Justin Rose, to participate in the "Payne's Valley Cup" to commemorate the grand opening of Woods' first public golf course.