Protection » manager Jim Leyland could be forgiven if he was caught

Two weeks after the PGA Tour season ended, the next one starts Thursday and for some fans it cant get here soon enough: Tiger Woods is returning to golf.Woods made it official Friday by entering the Safeway Open in Napa, California, the first event on the PGA Tours wraparound schedule. He has said a month ago that he hoped to play the Safeway Open at Silverado Resort, but had until Friday afternoon to officially commit.Woods last played on Aug. 23, 2015, at the Wyndham Championship in a last-minute bid to qualify for the FedEx Cup playoffs. A month later, he announced a second surgery on his back, and then a third one a month after that.Even through other operations on his knee, the 40-year-old Woods has never spent this long away from competition. And never has the No. 767 player in the world attracted so much attention.Silverado is the perfect course for him because it is so straightforward, tournament host Johnny Miller said last month when Woods indicated he hoped to play. I think hell love being back in California. If he can get a good first round ... just get some confidence and springboard from there.Woods plans to play the Turkish Airlines Open next month and then his Hero World Challenge the first week in December, giving him three tournaments in roughly three months to end the year.The Safeway Open, in its first year as title sponsor, has a little extra star power next week. Phil Mickelson already has announced he will play, and PGA Tour officials are considering putting them in the same group for the opening round.Im sort of glad Im not there that week. ... Its going to be a bit of a circus, Rory McIlroy said last month. But its good to see him back and healthy, and it will be exciting to see him back on the course again.Wood sounded defeated last December in the Bahamas because he had no timetable for a return and no idea how long it would take his back to heal. He said at one point, For my 20 years out here, I think Ive achieved a lot, and if thats all it entails, then Ive had a pretty good run. But Im hoping thats not it.He played five holes with Mark OMeara when Woods opened his golf course outside Houston. He also had one awkward moment at Congressional during a promotion for the Quicken Loans National. He was asked to hit a shot over the water to the par-3 10th hole, and put all three of them in the water.Woods said last month his rehabilitation was to the point where he was comfortable making scheduling plans.He was at the Ryder Cup as an assistant captain, mostly walking as he spent time with Dustin Johnson, Matt Kuchar, Jordan Spieth and Patrick Reed. Woods this week was named an assistant to Presidents Cup Captain Steve Stricker, though Stricker said he would like to see Woods playing on the team.Woods hasnt won since the 2013 Bridgestone Invitational, the 79th title of his PGA Tour career. That left him three short of the record held by Sam Snead. Nike Shoes Australia Sale . Speaking Thursday on TSN 1050 Thursday, the Leafs GM also touched on the questions surrounding the teams leadership and the struggles of his big-name free-agent signing. “Its not from lack of effort from the coaching staff. Nike Shoes Wholesale Australia . -- Ryan Blaney provided more evidence that Penske Racings No. http://www.cheapnikeaustraliashoes.com/ . -- Whether Jeremy Hill deserves a prominent role in LSUs offence this early in the season is a matter for debate. Nike Australia Shoes Sale . Detroit and Boston are deadlocked, 1-1, and Tigers manager Jim Leyland could be forgiven if he was caught rationalizing instead of dissecting how his club could blow a 5-1 lead late in Game 2. Cheap Nike Shoes Australia . After Gasquet beat fifth-seeded Ivan Dodig of Croatia 7-5, 6-3, Tsonga followed up with a 6-7 (3), 6-2, 6-2 win against sixth-seeded Edouard Roger-Vasselin in an all-French match. Chicago has waited since 1908 for an opportunity?like Wednesday night --?to celebrate a?World Series-clinching victory.Aroldis Chapman, the Chicago Cubs red-hot closer, took to Twitter and showed his dedication to bringing home some hardware for the Windy City.As written in Spanish in the second half of his tweet, Hoy se escribee una nueva historia! means Today we write a new story!As long as Chapman continues to throw heat and the Cubs bats come to life, they may be able to write a new story.dddddddddddd-- Courtney Schellin ' ' '