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He last played in Sydney in the 1996 Australian Open, where he opened with [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] a 79 [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] and rallied to tie for fifth. It was his ninth tournament as a pro.
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Woods' last appearance in Australia generated capacity crowds for the Australian Masters as well as high levels of security and intense media scrutiny. The PGA of Australia is expecting record crowds and TV audiences for its major events this year.
"Tiger's presence in Australia's most prestigious tournament will further enhance what is certain to be a huge summer of Australian golf," PGA of Australia chief executive Brian Thorburn said.
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The Presidents Cup is the following week at Royal Melbourne.
The 14-time major champion has plunged to No. 28 in the world - his lowest [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] ranking [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] since he was No. 33 at [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] the start of the 1997 season - and has gone 20 months since his last win at the 2009 Australian Masters in Melbourne.
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Twelve days after that win, he crashed his car into a fire hydrant outside his Florida home, the start of a stunning unraveling of his personal life that led to him be exposed for multiple extramarital affairs. He was divorced in August 2010.
Golf Australia announced Monday that Woods would compete at The Lakes in Sydney on Nov. 10-13 against a field that already includes defending champion Geoff Ogilvy, Dustin Johnson, Bubba Watson and Presidents Cup captains Fred Couples and Greg Norman.
Woods [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] returned to Australia last year and tied for fourth in the Australian Masters.
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Woods, who has been out the last three months with injuries to his left knee and Achilles', is No. 26 in the Presidents Cup [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] standings. The top 10 Americans qualify [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] for the U.S. team on Sept. 18, although Couples is likely to take Woods as a captain's pick if [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] his game [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] appears to be in good shape. It is said that they [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] are all the fan of .
That changed, however, [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] when IMG did not renew the contract of Woods' [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] agent, Mark Steinberg, who also ran IMG's golf division. Steinberg now works for Excel Sports Management.
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The announcement is a sign Woods feels confident his leg is fully healed and he expects to play in the Presidents Cup.
It once appeared unlikely for Woods to play in the Australian Open. IMG runs the Australian Masters and had lobbied hard to have that tournament held the week before the Presidents Cup, the premier spot on Australia's [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] golf calendar this year. Organizers instead gave the date to the Australian Open, which is golf's fourth-oldest championship.
"I haven't played in the tournament since 1996, and I'm anxious to return," Woods said in a statement released by Golf Australia. "I have a great affinity for playing golf in Australia and I'm looking forward to competing [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] against an outstanding field with my ."
Tiger Woods will play the Australian Open in November one week before the Presidents Cup, his first appearance in Sydney since his first year as a pro.
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