After spending over a year on the sidelines while retooling his game following his recovery from back surgeries, Woods will be testing himself under the harsh glare of competition in three tournaments before the year-end. The 14-times major champion has not played on the PGA Tour since August 2015, having undergone surgeries in September and again in October of that year due to ongoing back problems. Now in the twilight of his career at the age of 40, Woods knows full well that time is not on his side as he strives to get his game back into competitive shape. If he can put it in play and just let his irons do the talking." "The challenge is coming back from so many injuries and surgeries," Parent told Reuters.

Source: Economic Times October 10, 2016 14:26 UTC