Published 14:16 IST, October 17th 2019

Golf star Tiger Woods announces plans for a new memoir 'Back'

Tiger Woods announces a new memoir named 'Back' in association with publishers Harper Collins. It will account his troubled past to his carrier achievements.

Reported by: Sujay Chakraborty
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Tiger Woods has me an implausible comeback this year when he won his first Major in over a dece, back in April. w, 43-year-old golfer has anunced he intends to tell his definitive story through a memoir titled 'Back'.

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Comeback King

Woods won his last Major, US Open, all way back in 2008 when he beat Rocco Mediate for title. Since n, he has been reportedly battling injuries. And just like that, 11-time PGA player of year fell from grace. In April 2019, he anunced his comeback with a win in 2019 Masters tournament, which was his fifth Masters win. It leaves him one shy of Jack Nicklaus' record six Masters win, and three short of his record eighteen Major wins. His performance materialised when it mattered most and almost feels like a throwback to  2000s. He w has three top-10s in his past four Majors.

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In wake of this comeback, he has decided to work with publishers Harper Collins for aforementioned memoir. book will start with Woods' childhood as a prodigy, encompassing his 81 PGA tour wins –  second-highest total in history and his 15 Masters victories.  confirmed release date has been anunced as of w. book is also supposed to visit his devastating injuries and personal troubles with infidelity and subsequent sex diction in detail. This memoir is going to be  first and only account directly from Woods, with full cooperation of his friends and family.

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Woods is returning to competitive golf on October 21 to be part of a skins game with Rory McIlroy, Jason Day and Hideki Matsuyama in Chiba, Japan. He's also planning to play in PGA Tour's new event, Zozo Championship, that starts October 24. Both of those events are at Accordia Golf Narashi Country Club. It will be Woods' first time in Japan in 13 years.

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08:02 IST, October 17th 2019