Tiger Woods will begin his season at a familiar place, choosing Torrey Pines as the site of his first start of 2018. Overnight, Australian time, Woods announced his commitment to play in the Farmers Insurance Open from January 25-28 as well as next month’s Genesis Open.

Woods sat out most of 2017 with a bad back, undergoing a fourth surgery in April. He returned to action at the Hero World Challenge on November 30 and finished T-9 in a field of 18 players. Woods’ last official US PGA Tour start came at last year’s Farmers Insurance Open, where he missed the cut. He is currently No.656 in the Official World Golf Ranking.

Previously, Woods wrote on his website that he “would love to play a full schedule in 2018”, but his only guarantee that he would be at Riviera for the Genesis Open either as a player or a host, because his foundation runs the tournament.

“Now, I feel I’ve taken it to another level. I’ve started practising again and was out with Justin the other day and had a good time. I’m continuing to progress and trying to get strong enough to where I can handle a workload again. I would love to play a full schedule in 2018,” Woods wrote on December 29. “What that entails, including back-to-back events, I don’t know. I just have to continue to work on my body and game and see where I pan out. I wish I knew where I was going to play and when I was going to play – it’s a lot easier to prep for that – but we really don’t know. This is all unchartered territory.”

Woods, who celebrated his 42nd birthday on December 30, has 79 career US Tour titles, the last of which came at the 2013 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational. He’s won eight times at Torrey Pines, including the last of his 14 Major championship victories at the 2008 US Open.