Tiger Woods has officially entered next week's Safeway Open and will make his first PGA Tour start since August 2015.
The 40-year-old, who has been sidelined by serious back problems and is now ranked 767th in the world, said last month he planned to play four events before the end of the year.
Following a limber up in his own Tiger Woods Invitational on Monday, Woods will head to Napa for the Safeway event. If all goes to plan, the 14-time major winner will play on the European Tour in the Turkish Airlines Open in November and the Hero World Challenge, which is hosted by his own foundation, in the Bahamas.
Woods has undergone three back operations in the space of 19 months and has not won on the PGA Tour since the Bridgestone Invitational in 2013.
He served as a vice-captain to Davis Love as the United States won the Ryder Cup at Hazeltine last week and will perform the same role for Steve Stricker at the 2017 Presidents Cup, if he fails to make the team.
His participation in the Safeway Open was announced in a statement from the PGA Tour, several hours ahead of the 5pm EST deadline for entries.
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