The tournament officially announced that Woods will return from a neck injury that has sidelined him for almost three weeks.
By the time he tees off next week at the Memorial, Tiger Woods might have dropped out of the No. 1 world ranking.COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The Memorial Tournament officially announced Wednesday that defending champion Tiger Woods will return from a neck injury that has sidelined him for almost three weeks to join the 120-player field at Jack Nicklaus' tournament outside Columbus next week.
This will be Woods' 11th appearance in the event, which he has won a record four times. He will also join Nicklaus, Phil Mickelson and several other players in a nine-hole Skins Game on Wednesday. The four-round tournament begins Thursday, with weekly badges available through thememorialtournament.com or by calling 877-MT BADGE.
Woods is the No. 1-ranked player in the world, a ranking that will be on the line at Muirfield Village. Mickelson could pass Woods with a win this week at the Colonial in Fort Worth, Texas.
Other top 10 players committed to the Memorial include Steve Stricker, Jim Furyk, Ernie Els and Rory McIlroy.