11 Jan 2013

Tiger Woods to begin season in Abu Dhabi

1:57 pm on 11 January 2013

The former world number one golferTiger Woods will begin his season next week at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship.

It's the second consecutive year he will start his campaign in the United Arab Emirates.

Woods finished tied third in the European Tour event last year.

The current world number one Rory McIlroy has also signed up to play.

Woods, the world number three, will then head back home to compete in the U.S. PGA Tour's Farmers Insurance Open which starts on January 24.