Next month Tiger Woods will play in a one-day skins tournament in Thailand. It is the first time for him to return to his mother’s home country in 10 years.
Organizers announced Thursday that Woods will play in the Nov. 8 event, which is part of celebrations to mark King Bhumibol Adulyadej’s 60th year on the Thai throne.
It will be staged at the Amata Spring Country Club in Chonburi, a seaside province southeast of Bangkok, and comes the day after the HSBC Champions tournament in Shanghai.
Paul Casey of England, Camilo Villegas of Colombia and Thailand’s top player, Thongchai Jaidee, will also compete for total prize money of $300,000.
Woods is without a tournament victory this year after being out for nearly four months in the wake of the infidelity scandal that ended his marriage and marred his image.
Woods, an American whose mother is Thai, last played in Thailand in 2000, winning the Johnnie Walker Classic. He also won the inaugural event in 1998.
The 14-time major winner made his Thai debut in winning the 1997 Asian Honda Classic, receiving a $480,000 appearance fee and being met with “Tigermania”
from large crowds following him. He also received a royal decoration and was feted by the prime minister.
“Thailand has treated us very well,” Woods said at the time. “I don’t know why but I feel like I’m home. I hope I will be back soon.”
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