Tiger Woods is returning to the site of his epic 2008 U.S. Open win and has confirmed he will play in the Farmers Insurance Open next week at Torrey Pines.
Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson, ranked second and fourth in the Official World Golf Ranking, have each committed to play and it will be the 2011 PGA TOUR debut for each.
It will be the first start for Tiger Woods at Torrey Pines since his defeated Rocco Mediate in an 18-hole playoff at the U.S. Open in 2008. He missed the 2009 Farmers Insurance Open due to injury and in 2010 when he sat out the first three months of the season due to personal problems.
On Wednesday morning, Woods tweeted, "I’ve been working hard on my game, it’s game time hooah!!"
Woods has six career victories in this event, including each event from 2006-2008. Mickelson, a San Diego native who lives in nearby Rancho Santa Fe, won in 2000 and 2001.
