Tiger Woods announces he will play the Masters
The four-time winner at Augusta National has not played on the PGA Tour since withdrawing from the Farmers Insurance Open on Feb. 5. Six days later he announced he was taking a leave of absence to work on his game and would not return until he felt he could compete with the world's best players. Ref. USAToday
Tiger Woods' obsession with Navy SEALs
In the aftermath of his father's death, Tiger Woods developed an obsession with the Navy SEALs and got to spend time training with them. Those are among the details offered in ESPN.com's story, "The Secret History of Tiger Woods." Ref. Source 4p.
Tiger Woods withdraws from next two PGA events due to back spasms
Woods was scheduled to play the Genesis Open next weekend and The Honda Classic Feb. 23-26, but he announced on his website that ongoing back issues will keep him out. Ref. USA Today.