Tiger Woods' return to the Hero World Challenge

Tiger Woods' return to the Hero World Challenge could lead to a massive jump back up the world rankings

iger Woods is ranked 1,266th in the latest Official World Golf Ranking is hard to fathom and hardly surprising.

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The man who has held the top spot for more weeks than any golfer since the OWGR's inception in 1986 (683) has played just nine rounds of competitive golf.

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Naturally, he had a good fall. down the rankings as the 46-year-old continues to nurse his surgically rebuilt right leg back to health.

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And you may recall that his last round at an official OWGR event before the crash actually came at the 2020 November Masters,

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The good news is that we will see a large number of Tigers in the coming days. He is scheduled to play the Hero World Challenge.

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By competing in the Bahamas in the Hero, Woods will be playing in an 18-player no-cut tournament that will offer points toward the world rankings.

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Woods began 2022 ranked 598th and fell to 973rd before returning to play at the Masters, making the cut to finish 47th and jumping to 757th.

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