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So, six words ended eight months of waiting:

It had been rumoured in recent weeks that the WGC Matchplay at Dove Mountain in Arizona would be the likely event to mark Tiger Woods' long awaited return to competitive golf.

Sponsorship links and the comfort of returning without the pressure of a scorecard in the back pocket were put forward as potential reasons to support the speculation.

And they are probably contributory factors, but I feel the overwhelming reason is nothing more than good timing.

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"To be announced" are the three words that have frustratingly illuminated the front page of Tiger Woods's website for the last eight months, but is his web manager about to spring into action to amend the Next Scheduled Event section?

How soon before TBA stand for Tiger Back Again? Indications are that we are not far away from welcoming back the world number one, possibly as early as next week at the in Arizona.

Woods has until Friday 20 February to confirm his participation at Dove Mountain and as it stands at the moment he would face the prospect of a potential third-round clash with Northern Ireland's .

If that were to happen Woods would be getting an immediate idea of what he has been missing. Aside from two majors, McIlroy's rapid rise into the world's top 20 has been one of the other biggest talking points

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In the space of four days he was told he was a at the same time of life, he and his . That's not half bad when you are only 19.

An Augusta practice round with Woods is being arranged for his Masters debut and in the meantime he's weighing up how to spend his latest winnings.

He's also wondering whether he would be allowed insurance for what he really wants to buy with the £302,000 he made in the desert.

And that's because Rory McIlroy doesn't turn 20 until the May Day bank holiday and insurance companies don't like combining .

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