Tiger Woods says he'll play in next week's Genesis Invitational

Tiger Woods is back.

Woods tweeted Friday that he'll return to PGA Tour competition next week at the Genesis Invitational. Woods hosts the annual tournament held at the Riviera Country Club outside Los Angeles.

First-round-play at the Genesis Invitational starts Feb. 16.

Woods hasn't played a competitive round of golf since the 2022 British Open. He last played in a non-major event at the 2020 Zozo Championship in China. He sustained a career-altering leg injury in a car crash just before the 2021 Genesis Invitational.

Woods has played in three events since his 2021 crash, all of them majors. He finished 47th at the Masters in 2022. He made the cut at the ensuing PGA Championship but withdrew after a nine-over Saturday round left him a 12-over for the tournament. He was visibly in pain throughout the tournament while walking on his surgically repaired right leg.

Woods then missed the cut in July during an emotional British Open appearance that was likely his last at St. Andrews. He didn't play at the U.S. Open in June.

Woods suffered multiple injuries during the single-car rollover crash on Feb. 23, 2021, that required emergency surgery to save his life. He sustained compound fractures to both bones in his lower right leg. He has since undergone an arduous rehab that has allowed him to walk and occasionally play golf.

Woods last won at the 2019 Zozo Championship, his 82nd PGA Tour victory, tying him with Sam Snead for the most all time. He won the Masters that same year to complete a remarkable career comeback with his first major victory since 2008. The win secured his fifth green jacket and 15th major victory, the second-most all time behind Jack Nicklaus' 18.