Tiger Woods announces he will be the cover star for PGA Tour 2K23 after nine-year absence

Tiger Woods has been the unofficial face of the golfing world since he joined the Tour in 1996. 

So, it only seems fitting that after a nine-year sabbatical, Woods is back from the video-game wilderness. 

On Wednesday, the 15-time major confirmed he will be the face of 2K Sports creation, PGA Tour 2K23.

Woods has been an ally in the PGA Tour’s time of need as it wages a war against LIV Golf

Taking to Twitter on Wednesday evening, Woods wrote: ‘Excited and honored to be the cover athlete for #PGATOUR2K23! More to come on 8/22 from @PGATOUR2K! #MoreGolfMoreGame.’ 

Woods was last featured on a gaming cover back in 2013, gracing the front of EA Sports’ PGA Tour.

Further details will be released on August 22, where 2K will explain various game features alongside the cover itself. 

The 46-year-old has been the face of a litany of games over his career, starting in 1998. Then, he signed a deal with EA Sports and appeared on their covers up until 2013.

Woods’ most recent cover was the eponymously titled, ‘Tiger Woods PGA Tour 14,’ which included the LPGA for the first time. 

Rory McIlroy took over as the face of EA’s golfing games in 2015. The Northern Irishman also took center stage Wednesday, praising Woods for his leadership and legacy on the Tour.  

Woods and McIlroy shared the cover of EA Sports’ 2010 iteration of their PGA Tour game

 ‘We’re all great players but we’re not Tiger Woods,’ McIlroy said. 

‘He is the hero that we’ve all looked up to and his voice carries further than anyone else’s in the game of golf. His role is navigating us to a place where we all think we should be.

‘I think it’s pretty apparent that whenever we all get in the room there’s an alpha in there and it’s not me. He cares a lot.’

Woods was seen leaving Hotel Du Pont in Wilmington, DE after a meeting with PGA players on Tuesday, as they look to unify amidst the ever-expanding threat of Greg Norman’s LIV Golf