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Tiger Woods has announced he will release a book about his storied life and sensational career. The 81-time PGA TOUR winner has had a plethora of books written about him over the years, but this will be the first official account coming directly from Woods and those in his small inner circle. “I’ve been in the spotlight for a long time, and because of that, there have been books and articles and TV shows about me, most filled with errors, speculative and wrong. This book is my definitive story,â€� Woods said via statement Tuesday. “It’s in my words and expresses my thoughts. It describes how I feel and what’s happened in my life. I’ve been working at it steadily, and I’m looking forward to continuing the process and creating a book that people will want to read.â€� HarperCollins Publishers have secured the rights to the memoir entitled BACK and will publish it across the globe. A release date is yet to be announced. It will cover everything from his childhood, his stellar amateur career, his multiple injuries and personal battles, and of course his compelling professional golf career through his 15th major championship at the Masters in April. The publishers claim the book “is a candid and intimate narrative of an outsize American life: from growing up a celebrated golfing prodigy to shattering centuries-old racial barriers as a young pro; from rising to unprecedented fame and global icon status to battling devastating injuries and personal issues; from enduring years of physical anguish to mounting an astonishing comeback at 43 years old, culminating with the 2019 Masters, where his thrillingly impossible victory captured the imagination and hearts of people around the world.â€� “Meeting with Tiger, speaking with him at length about the process of writing a memoir, I was delighted to discover how much he has to say, and how ready, how eager, he is to say it,â€� editor Shannon Welch said. “He’s at a place in his career and his life where he’s thinking deeply about his story, the highs and the lows, and how it all relates and connects. I think the result will be extraordinary.â€� Woods, who hasn’t played since August and has had arthroscopic surgery on his knee, is due to start his 2019-20 PGA TOUR season next week at the ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP in Japan, a few days after he battles Rory McIlroy, Jason Day and Hideki Matsuyama in The Challenge: Japan Skins. He will then focus on his captain duties for the Presidents Cup as he must select his four captain’s picks to round out the U.S. team, which may or may not still include himself, on Nov. 4.

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LAS VEGAS - Jason Day was finishing up his warmup just moments before his final round tee time at THE CJ CUP @ SHADOW CREEK feeling like this could be the day to claim his 13th PGA TOUR win. He'd been trying to warm up his troublesome back that had been stiff throughout the opening three rounds knowing he only needed a decent 18 holes to move from sixth place to a chance at a TOUR win. But as he ripped his last few warmups he felt a slight twinge in his neck. Then as he made the 15-yard walk from the range to the putting green something just clicked and the right side of his neck locked up. In pain but without time to get treatment, Day decided to just head to the first tee and hope for the best. But looking more like Frankenstein then the former world No. 1 his first tee ball featured a one hand finish into the rough. His second shot was a dead yank into a penalty area and he walked off with a triple bogey. The 32-year-old tried to soldier on but felt pain on the second tee and his approach shot on the second was a shank to the right as his neck failed to turn through his swing. At that point the Australian decided he should call it quits before doing more damage. It's the 11th time Day has been forced to WD mid-tournament in his TOUR career. He went for treatment and was cautiously hopeful he could still take his place at next week's ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP at Sherwood Country Club in Los Angeles. "My back had been a little jammed up and hurting most of the week so I think maybe I did something to my neck while trying to compensate for that," Day said as he left for treatment. "Hopefully it won't be too bad and I'll be back next week. I've been swinging it really well just needed a few more putts. It just sucks to have it happen any time but especially when you have a chance to win."

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