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BY AAGD STAFF
July 31, 2019
In a non-traditional move, Tiger Woods tweeted Wednesday that he plans to be back on the green for the first two FedEx Cup Playoff events. The 43-year old, aging 15-time major winner normally shares his plans with a late Friday announcement. However, this time was different. The FedEx Cup Playoff events will begin at the Northern Trust in New Jersey next week.
After missing the British Open cut at Royal Portrush, Woods decided to skip the WGC-Fed Ex St. Jude Invitational in Memphis. It is alleged that he had wished to go and rest up at his home before going out for another postseason round. One can imagine what he was thinking, after missing the cut and failing to join much younger players in the field to compete.
To date this season, Woods has played competed in 10 official tournaments. Outside of his major victory at April’s Masters, he has only competed in one major. What is on schedule with this is Woods’ plan of action and play dates that he divulged last year, stating he would play in fewer tournaments in order to preserve his health.
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At the 2018 FedEx Cup, Woods was ahead of his comeback victory at the Tour Championship in Atlanta and made a hard push in the Playoffs. He teed up in all three events and finished T-40 at the 2018 Northern Trust before a T-24 at the Dell Technologies Championship and a T-6 at the BMW Championship.
With the new schedule this season, there’s one fewer playoff event, so it’s on to Atlanta after the BMW Championship in two weeks at Medinah Country Club in Chicago.
