Orlando Sentinel

Woods to return at Charlotte

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Tiger Woods is returning from his post-Masters break at the Wells Fargo Championsh­ip next week.

It will be his first time playing at the Quail Hollow Club since he missed the cut in 2012. Woods won the tournament in 2007.

Woods announced Thursday he will be playing consecutiv­e weeks at the Wells Fargo Championsh­ip and The Players Championsh­ip. It will be the third time since returning from back surgery that he plays back-to-back weeks.

Woods tied for 32nd at the Masters, failing to break par until the final round. Since returning from a fourth back surgery, he has missed only one cut in the six tournament­s he has played. Woods was runner-up by one shot at the Valspar Championsh­ip. soggy weather early in the round before conditions cleared at TPC Louisiana. Zhang and Dou birdied four of their final five holes.

Tony Finau-Daniel Summerhays, Chris Paisley-Tommy Fleetwood, J.J. Henry-Tom Hoge, Michael Kim-Andrew Putnam, Kevin Kisner-Scott Brown and Troy MerrittBre­ndon de Jonge were tied for third at 62.

Jason Day and Ryan Ruffels shot 64, Masters champion Patrick Reed and Patrick Cantlay had a 65, and Jordan Spieth and Ryan Palmer were at 66.

This is the second year that two-player teams have competed at the Zurich Classic. The unusual tournament features best-ball play in the first and third rounds and alternate shot in the second and final rounds.

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