Tiger Woods made it official: He will play in next week’s 2009 Deutsche Bank Championship at TPC Boston in Norton, MA.
Not that there was really any concern that he wouldn’t show, but PGA Tour officials were happy to announce that there will, indeed, be a Tiger Woods sighting in the Boston area over Labor Day weekend. “We are thrilled that Tiger will be back,” said Eric Baldwin, championship director of the Deutsche Bank Championship. “Tiger has meant so much to this Championship over the years, and knowing that he’ll be competing next week has really generated a buzz around here.” The world’s top-ranked golfer and 70-time PGA Tour winner, Woods won the Deutsche Bank Championship in 2006 but missed it in 2008 while recovering from knee surgery. Defending champ Vijay Singh became the tourney’s first two-time winner last year and went on to win the 2008 FedExCup and its $10 million purse. Woods, who finished five shots from the top after the first round of The Barclays golf tournament at Liberty National Golf Course in Jersey City, NJ, leads the FedExCup points standings entering the PGA Tour playoffs. The Barclays is the first playoff event, followed by the Deutsche Bank Championship. So, what exactly is the FedExCup, and why should you care Essentially, it’s a points competition over a 37-week golf “season.” As for the second part of the question, only you can answer that. The regular season consists of 36 events in 33 weeks from the beginning of January to mid-August, according to FedEx. The playoffs begin in late August (The Barclays) and run through mid-September. The four events determine the FedExCup winner. If you’re still awake and really need to know more about the FedExCup, FedEx is happy to oblige at .
. Before missing last season’s Boston golf tourney, Woods played in each of the Deutsche Bank Championship’s first five contests. In addition to winning in 2006, he tied for second in 2004 and 2007, and tied for seventh in 2003.