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[Derelict]

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Tiger Woods will play in his first tournament since the Masters next week at the Quail Hollow Championship.

Woods on Friday committed to the event formerly called the Wachovia Championship. He won the tournament in 2007, but couldn't defend last year because he was recovering from the first of two knee surgeries.

Woods has been off since mid-April, when his final-day charge came up short at Augusta National and he finished tied for sixth. Next week's tournament will serve as a tuneup for Woods ahead of The Players Championship a week later.

Woods' commitment gives the Quail Hollow Championship, which begins Thursday, one of the best fields on the PGA Tour with 10 of the top 14 golfers in the world rankings.

Phil Mickelson, Sergio Garcia, Padraig Harrington, Vijay Singh, defending champion Anthony Kim, Jim Furyk and Masters champion Angel Cabrera are scheduled to play.

"We are very happy to have Tiger coming back," tournament director Kym Hougham said. "With the exception of Joey Sindelar, who has moved on to the Champions Tour, we have all of our past champions returning. The patrons and the community of Charlotte are in for a real treat this year."

Tournament officials are hoping Woods' appearance will cause fans to gobble up the remaining tickets for the event, which has been impacted by the slumping economy.

Wells Fargo, which bought Wachovia late last year, took the Wachovia name off the tournament at Quail Hollow Club. Wells Fargo will limit its involvement to the terms of the sponsorship agreement it inherited, which runs through 2014.

The Charlotte area has also been hit harder by the recession than most because of the high concentration of banking jobs. Tickets have never been available this late ahead of the tournament.

Having the No. 1 golfer in the world in the field could change that in a hurry.

Woods has long been a fan of the Quail Hollow Club layout and will play in the tournament for the fourth time in seven years. He missed the inaugural event and did not play in 2006 following the death of his father.

[Ricky]

Don't like the tiger focus commercial much

i think its kinda child-ish, like "focus through the ficus"? WTF

[Derelict]

They're marketing Tiger's Gatorade to kids.

[Kyle]

They're marketing Tiger's Gatorade to kids.

I didn't know there was an adult gatorade.

[Derelict]

Gatorade is reaching out to kids.

[Juan23]

TIGER TIGER TIGER TIGER TIGER WOODS Y'ALL

[Derelict]

DYK Tiger tee'd it up with Peyton Manning yesterday?

[Kyle]

Tiger shot a 7 under, 65 today to take the early 1st round lead. Defending champ Anthony Kim just teed off. Sergio Garcia shot a 1st round 1 under.

[Derelict]

It seems like we're in for another Tiger Vs. Phil showdown this Sunday.

[Kyle]

It seems like we're in for another Tiger Vs. Phil showdown this Sunday.

I hope so. And this time it could actually mean something.

Edit: Just checked the leaderboard and Zach Johnson is the new leader at 9 under. Hefty is only shooting E through 14 holes and is still at 5 under, and Tiger has yet to tee off.

[Derelict]

I can't wait for the TPC to begin!

[Kosar]

Not sure what happened to my boy AK, but he imploded this morning with a +10(83).
Alex Cejka?

[Juan23]

TIGER
TIGER
TIGER
TIGER

WOOOOOOOODS  Y'ALLLLLL

[Kosar]

TIGER
TIGER
TIGER
TIGER

WOOOOOOOODS  Y'ALLLLLL

He's got some ground to make up, but he's in it.
-4(7 back of Cejka).
Manzier Mickelson made the cut on the number(E).

[Derelict]

Derelict called it!

Tiger wins Jack's Memorial Tournament.

[Mohican83]

He is the only reason I watch any golf

[Shal]

He is the only reason I watch any golf

He is the reason I like to tee it up. Sometimes when I`m out there I like to pretend I`m Tiger until my ball ends up in the Lake, and I comeback to reality as a poor mofo with no game!

[Kyle]

After Friday's round, I wasn't too sure. But he made his push, and everyone else just started crumbling.

[Derelict]

Tiger went Tiger!

[Kyle]

Tiger went Tiger!

Finally. He had struggled the last two final rounds from the past two tournaments. He was 14/14 in fairways hit yesterday.