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Tiger Woods set for return at Farmers Insurance Open

Woods has been out of action from competitive golf for 15 months
Woods has been out of action from competitive golf for 15 months

Tiger Woods has confirmed he will compete in three events starting with the Farmers Insurance Open held at Torrey Pines, which begins on 26 January.

Woods will take part in his first PGA tournament of 2017 at an event he has won seven times and last won in 2013, with the event organisers announcing that the former world number one is committed to playing.

The 41-year-old recently returned to competitive golf at the Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas after 15 months away from the sport to recover from back injuries and is stepping up his workload as he aims to take part in a more tournaments in 2017.

The second tournament he will compete in is the European Tour's Dubai Classic from the 2-5 February. A week later, Woods will line up in the Genesis Open, an event that his charity Tiger Woods Foundation is running and will be played in Pacific Palisades, starting on 16 February.

He also announced he will be competing at the 2017 Honda Classic held at PGA National Resort & Spa, which will take place on 23 February in preparation for the first major of the year at The Masters in April.

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