Woods, Spieth, Mcilroy lead star field in Japan
With a field that includes Tiger Woods, Jordan Spieth and Rory Mcilroy, the PGA Tour’s first tournament in Japan has plenty of star power.
The Zozo Championship beginning Thursday will be held at the Accordia Golf Narashino Country Club, about 50 miles east of Tokyo at Inzai City.
It is part of three tournaments that make up the PGA Tour’s Asia Swing, including the CJ Cup in South Korea won last week by Justin Thomas and the HSBC Champions in Shanghai next week.
The Japan tournament, co-sanctioned with the Japan Golf Tour, is a 78-man, no-cut field with a $9.75 million purse.
Woods last played in an official tournament in Japan in 2006 at the Dunlop Phoenix, where he lost in a playoff to Padraig Harrington.
He won the Dunlop Phoenix
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here in Japan, and to have seen it grow like it has over 20-some odd years that I’ve been playing is very special.”
The Masters champion is making his first start in his 23rd season on the PGA Tour, needing one victory to reach 82 wins and tie the career record held by Sam Snead.
Woods had arthroscopic surgery on his left knee two months ago — his fifth surgery on the same problem spot.
He played in the inaugural “The Challenge: Japan Skins” game on Monday at the same course and did not appear to be in any discomfort.
Jason Day, who beat Woods in the Skins game, is also part of the field as well as Japanese star Hideki Matsuyama and Justin Thomas, whose win in the CJ Cup was his 11th PGA Tour event and his second in South Korea.
There is an agreement in place to hold the Zozo Championship until at least 2025.