Drama, Uncertainty, and History Explain Why We Watch Tiger Woods...Win or Lose, Love or Hate

Tiger Woods has announced he will defend his Australian Masters title in November, a year after drawing huge crowds to his last event ahead of dramatic revelations over a series of extra-marital affairs.Woods will join Sergio Garcia, Camilo Villegas and 2006 US Open champion Geoff Ogilvy for the November 11-14 tournament, where last year the world number one recorded a two-shot win over Australia's Greg Chalmers."I am pleased to be able to return to Melbourne to defend the JBWere Masters," Woods said on his website (www.tigerwoods.com).

There's no way to watch Tiger Woods play live at the Masters tomorrow. He tees off at 10:45 a.m., but live TV coverage on ESPN doesn't start until 3 p.m.

Tiger Woods says he is proud of his comeback year from knee surgery and is looking forward to adding to his 14 major titles next year now he is pain-free.The American world number one has surprised even himself with how he has hit back on the circuit this year after an eight-month injury lay-off with six tournament victories since limping to his last major win at the 2008 US Open.Woods, 33, who is playing in this week's Australian Masters at Kingston Heath, ranks second only to Jack Nicklaus (18) with most major victories and is looking for more in 2010.

Just moments after Ricky Fowler sank a long putt on the 12th hole to pull within two shots of the lead in the final round at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, Tiger Woods answered with his own long clutch putt. The putt pushed Tiger's lead back to three with just six holes remaining. And more importantly, if Tiger holds on to win the tournament, he will become the world's top-ranked golfer for the first time since 2010.

Tiger Woods tied Jack Nicklaus on 73 PGA Tour victories after sinking a sensational chip from off the green late in the final round of the Memorial Tournament on Sunday.

England's Justin Rose won the Memorial on Sunday, rallying from four shots adrift to capture his first US PGA Tour victory.Rose posted a six-under par 66 without a bogey in the final round at Muirfield Village as he became the second straight Memorial champion to come from four strokes back to win.Tiger Woods did the same thing here last year.Rose won the six million-dollar event with a four-round total of 18-under 270.

RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, Calif. — Rescuers who plucked a young woman on Thursday from a steep, rocky canyon wall said she was exhausted, had trouble breathing and likely could not have survived much longer than another day in the rugged Southern California wilderness. Kyndall Jack, 18, was rescued from a near-vertical wall in Falls Canyon in Cleveland National Forest, five days after she got lost on a day hike with a friend.

US President Barack Obama marveled that playing golf with Tiger Woods was like teeing it up with someone from "another planet." Obama was still shaking his head at the other worldly skill of the 14-times major champion, after meeting up with Woods for their first-ever round together on Sunday.