Eight-time winner at Torrey Pines, Tiger Woods, announced yesterday he is back in action for next week’s Genesis Open. This announcement comes amidst personal turmoil and physical barriers that are putting the golf legend at the bottom of a mountain looking up.

Tiger Woods committed Friday to playing the Genesis Invitational at Torrey Pines, returning to one of his favorite venues for his first PGA Tour start since the British Open last July. Woods will be playing — and walking — 18 holes in competition for the first time since he had a microdiscectomy in September to alleviate pain down his legs,