It is official: Tiger Woods will return to the golf course on December 10 for the seventh edition of The Match.
15 times major champion will team up with world number 1 golfer Rory McIlroy against Justin Thomas and Jordan Spieth during a 12-hole competition under the lights at Pelican Golf Club in Belleair, Florida.
Proceeds from the match, which will begin at 6 p.m. ET, will benefit Hurricane Ian relief efforts on the Gulf Coast. According to a news release, previous editions of The Match have raised $33 million for charities and provided 27 million meals through Feeding America.
This will be Woods’ third appearance in The Match. He teamed up with NFL quarterback Peyton Manning to beat Phil Mickelson and Tom Brady by one stroke in May 2020. Woods lost to Mickelson 1-up in 22 holes in the original Head-to-head event in November 2018. McIlroy, Spieth and Thomas will make their debuts in the event.
Woods, 46, hasn’t competed in a tournament since missing a chance at the 150th Open Championship in St. Andrews in July. He is still recovering from serious injuries sustained in a car crash outside Los Angeles in February 2021. He finished 47th at the Masters in April, his first start since the crash. wrecked, and withdrew after three rounds of the PGA Championship in May.
Woods has yet to announce whether he will take part in the World of Heroes Challenge in the Bahamas in early December. This event benefits his foundation. Woods is expected to compete in the PNC Championship, scheduled for December 15-18 in Orlando, with his son, Charlie, but has yet to confirm he will play in the event. this case.
