Former US Open winner Gary Woodland is in the field for next week’s Sony Open in Hawaii, his entry coming just three months after undergoing brain surgery.
The PGA Tour announced the 144-player field Friday for the first full event of the year.
Woodland was diagnosed with a brain injury last year and initially tried to treat the symptoms with medication, before he and his family made the decision to try to remove it through surgery. He underwent the procedure on September 18, with a statement posted on social media saying “the majority of the tumor” had been removed.
Woodland, 39, is a four-time winner on the PGA Tour, including the 2019 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach Golf Links in California. He competed in 24 events last season, making 18 caps and finishing in the top 25 six times.
Another notable in next week’s Sony field is Will Zalatoris. The former world number 7 should make his first official start since the WGC-Match Play last March. Zalatoris underwent a microdiscectomy on his back on April 8, after being forced to withdraw from the Masters.
Zalatoris competed in the 20-man Hero World Challenge in December, posting scores of 81-68-79-71 to finish 11.
