Tiger Woods is returning to competition next week with 12-year-old son Charlie in the PNC Championship, just 10 months after his right leg was badly damaged in a car crash.
'Although it's been a long and challenging year, I am very excited to close it out by competing in the PNC Championship with my son Charlie,' Woods tweeted. 'I'm playing as a Dad and couldn't be more excited and proud.'
It will be his first competition, even in a tournament Woods described last week as the 'hit-and-giggle' variety that he can play, since he and his son tied for seventh a year ago in the unofficial event that pairs family members.
Tiger Woods is to return to golf next week after his horror car accident on February 23
Woods revealed the news on his Twitter account on Wednesday afternoon
Woods required surgery on open fractures to his lower right leg and further injuries to his foot and ankle after the crash and said at one point he feared that his right leg could be amputated
The tournament was holding a spot for Woods, and he fueled speculation he might play the December 18-19 event at the Ritz Carlton Golf Club Orlando when he took full swings with driver on Saturday and Sunday during his Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas.
'We have been liaising with Tiger and his team for some time and are delighted that he has now decided to make his return to competitive golf at the PNC Championship,' said Alastair Johnston of IMG, the executive chairman of the event.
Woods crashed while driving to a Los Angeles course for a television shoot on February 23. Police say he was driving about 85 mph along a winding, coastal suburban road. The SUV crashed through a median and plunged down a hill.
Doctors said he shattered the tibia and fibula bones in his right leg in multiple locations. Those were stabilized by a rod in the tibia. A combination of screws and pins were used to stabilize additional injuries in the ankle and foot.
Woods said last week that amputation was considered. He declined to discuss specifics of the crash, saying only 'you can read about all that
