Tiger Woods announced Friday he will play the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines.
No surprise really since Woods has won there eight times as a pro, including his last major in the 2008 U.S. Open.
He also said he would play the Phoenix Open, considered the rowdiest event on the PGA Tour.
The tournament starts Jan. 29 and ends on the Sunday of the Super Bowl, which also is in Phoenix.
He has not played the Phoenix Open since 2001.
"It will be great to return to Phoenix," Woods said on his website. "The crowds are amazing and always enthusiastic, and the 16th hole is pretty unique in golf.
This is the time Woods usually starts his PGA Tour season.
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Torrey Pines and Phoenix have switched spots on the calendar because the Phoenix Open prefers to end on Super Bowl Sunday. It is the biggest day at the tournament, with crowds estimated at over 500,000, is on Saturday.
Woods played only nine times worldwide last year because of surgery to his back and lingering issues. In his return after four months off, he tied for last in the Hero World Challenge in Orlando, Florida.
Woods is working with a new coach. He has slipped to a No. 34 ranking and he is still not guaranteed a spot in the first World Golf Championship of the year at Doral for the top 50 in the world.
