Stars sign up for Woods’ tournament

Tiger Woods may not be competing in his own tournament, but as a golf fan, he can’t wait for the Chevron World Challenge to start.

The world number one, who has been out of action for more than three months because of knee surgery, is the host of the season-ending $5.75 million PGA Tour event from December 18-21 at the Jack Nicklaus-designed Sherwood Country Club in Thousand Oaks, California.

According to a Reuters article, US Open champion Woods will be avidly watching events unfold from a golf cart. He said:

“Unfortunately I can’t play that incredible golf course. I can only cheer from the sidelines in a cart. So it will be a different kind of week for me, a lot of eating, a lot of sitting in there and grubbing. Hosting the 10th year of this tournament is special. I’m really looking forward to being back in Southern California to watch this stellar field compete.”

The invitational event will feature some of the biggest names in golf, apart from Woods himself of course. Ireland’s Padraig Harrington, the British Open and PGA Championship winner, FedEx Cup champ Vijay Singh, rising star Anthony Kim and Colombian sensation Camilo Villegas and Jim Furyk are among the big names who have signed up.

The field is completed by Steve Stricker, Fred Couples, Paul Casey, Boo Weekley, Hunter Mahan, K.J. Choi, Kenny Perry, Justin Leonard, Mike Weir, Luke Donald and Stephen Ames.

As for the continuous question of when Tiger expects to be back in action, the 14-time major winner said there is still a long way to go for the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL ) in his knee to heal.

“No matter how much you try and do, you really can’t speed up that process. That puts me into January. And unfortunately, I can’t rotate; I can’t practise on that leg until then. That’s just a natural healing process of any ACL, for the graft to take. As far as getting back next year, I’m really focused on trying to get my body healthy so that I can compete at a high level and get to where I can compete down the stretch in events again.”


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