NASSAU, Bahamas: Tiger Woods never knew he had so many friends among his golfing rivals until he needed their support after a 15-month back injury layoff that ends Thursday at the Hero World Challenge.

The former world number one returns in the 18-player invitational after having not played a competitive round since August 2015, the longest layoff of the 14-time major champion’s career.

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