olf influencer Paige Spiranac is ecstatic to hear golf legend Tiger Woods is going to be back on the course soon. Woods is set to return to compeтιтive golf on Nov. 30, when he competes in the Hero World Challenge, his first since April.

Upon hearing the news, Spiranac couldn’t contain her excitement and posted to her X (formerly Twitter) account: “Tiger Woods is back!”

Woods had been rehabbing his ankle – which he had surgery on shortly after dropping out of the third round of the Masters – since April and it appears he is ready to go after taking the last nine months to get his body right. Before Woods’ return was formally announced, the 47-year-old had been spotted at the Albany Golf Club in the Bahamas, where the tournament will take place.

While the golf legend recovered, his ranking dropped to 1307, the lowest of his career. From Nov. 30 to Dec. 3, Woods will be competing with 19 of the world’s best golfers including Viktor Hovland, Collin Morikawa, Rickie Fowler, Max Homa, Jordan Spieth, Justin Thomas and Scottie Scheffler.

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The Hero World Challenge is a PGA Tour event, having been established in 2000 and hosted by Woods each year. Hovland won the most recent tournament in 2022, his second straight win.

Woods’ participation in the event was somewhat of an open secret. When the other 19 golfers were announced, the last spot was left free, stating it was a “TBA tournament exemption.”

Before it was formally announced that Woods would be returning at the Hero World Challenge, the legend told reporters that his ankle no longer had any issues and that there was no pain. He then added that the still had pain in areas where he used to have pain and that will be something he will have to compensate for.

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For Spiranac, this is great news for her as the 30-year-old is an avid fan of Woods’ exploits. During a Q&A session on her Instagram page, she revealed to fans that she was “shaking like a leaf” when the 47-year-old gave her a lesson at a charity event.

She added that Woods was the only person she ever got “incredibly nervous” over and at one point, even questioned that she had the opportunity to meet arguably the greatest golfer of all time. “That was one moment where I was like, ‘I can’t believe this is my life.’ ”

With Woods back in the fold, it appears that golf fans will get to see one of the game’s greats back in action. When Woods initially withdrew from the Masters in April to undergo surgery to repair his ankle, he was advised to retire from professional golf.

However, the golf legend is doing better, to the point where he can compete again at the highest level. And while he is focusing on the Hero World Challenge, he will also be diverting some of his attention to TGL, which is his and Rory McIlroy’s challenge to LIV Golf.

After the roof of where TGL was supposed to take place collapsed, it might take a while for the duo to get everything ready for launch. Regardless of when TGL formally begins, Woods at least will be spending his time on the course, proving to fans and Spiranc that he still belongs among the game’s greats.