ORLANDO, Fla. – Tiger Woods will play the first two rounds of The Players alongside a pair of major champions as he looks to return from an injury that caused him to withdraw from Bay Hill.
The PGA Tour announced several featured groups for its flagship event during the final-round telecast of the Arnold Palmer Invitational. Included among them was the grouping of Woods, reigning Masters champ Patrick Reed and defending Players champ Webb Simpson.
Woods has cracked the top 20 in each of his first three starts this year, but he abruptly withdrew from Bay Hill on Monday while citing a neck strain and stating that he “hoped” to be ready for the Stadium Course.