Tiger was roaring at Bellerive this past August, (Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports)

Tiger Woods – Comeback No. 2

December 3, 2017 – Making his long-awaited return from a fourth back surgery — his first tournament for 301 days since pulling out of the Dubai Desert Classic in February — Woods finishes in a tie for ninth place in his  Hero World Challenge tournament in the Bahamas.
March 2018 – Comes close to winning at the Valspar Invitational and Arnold Palmer Invitational, finishing in the top five of each event.
April 2018 – Struggles in his return to the Masters and settles for T-32.
June 5, 2018 – Forbes’ list of the world’s highest paid athletes ranks Woods at No. 16.
June 2018 – Woods begins the U.S. Open with a triple-bogey on the first hole and never recovers. He misses the cut.
July 2018 – A strong run at Carnoustie excites the golf world, but Woods cannot overcome Francesco Molinari. He finishes T-6.
August 2018 – The comeback continues with another close call at the PGA Championship. Woods was solid at -14, but lost to Brooks Koepka by two shots.
September 2018 – Woods is named to the U.S. Ryder Cup team as a player and reaches the Tour Championship ranked No. 20 in the FedEx Cup Standings. He nearly wins the FedEx Cup with his victory at the Tour Championship, his first PGA Tour triumph in 1,876 days and the 80th of his career.

(Sources: CNN, Associated Press, PGA Tour, Golfweek files)