Tiger Woods Commits to Quail Hollow Championship

Tiger Woods, winner of the 2007 Quail Hollow Championship and the No.1 ranked player on the Official World Golf Ranking, has committed to play in the Quail Hollow Championship, scheduled for April 26-May 2.

Woods will be making his fifth appearance in the Quail Hollow Championship. In 2009, he finished solo fourth. He had to miss the 2008 edition due to knee surgery. Besides his victory in 2007, Woods finished T3 in 2004 and T11 in 2005.

This will be Woods’ first appearance on the PGA Tour since he finished tied for fourth at the Masters Tournament last week.

“We are very happy to have Tiger coming back,” said Executive Director Kym Hougham. “Although we did not know if he was going to be able to make it this year, we have been preparing for another strong field and we are glad he will be a part of the Quail Hollow Championship again this year.”

Woods’ commitment also means three of the top-six ranked players in the world are scheduled to compete — Woods (No.1), Lee Westwood (No.4) and Jim Furyk (No.6).

Daily tickets for Saturday are sold out but other packages are still available. Ticket prices remain the same and include parking and shuttle service to and from the golf course.

A weekly book is $140; Practice Packs (Monday through Wednesday) is $25, Thursday (1st round) is $40; Friday (2nd round) is $40 and Sunday (Final Round) is $50. Patrons can also purchase tickets at the tournament’s South Park Mall kiosk. See the tournament Web site for details.