Tiger Woods to play in Players Championship

Tiger Woods of the U.S. hits from a sand trap onto the second green during his practice round ahead of the 2015 Masters at the Augusta National Golf Course in Augusta, Georgia April 7, 2015. (REUTERS/Brian Snyder)

Tiger Woods hits from a sand trap to the second green during his practice round ahead of the 2015 Masters at the Augusta National Golf Course in Augusta, Georgia April 7, 2015. (REUTERS/Brian Snyder)

Tiger Woods of the U.S. hits from a sand trap onto the second green during his practice round ahead of the 2015 Masters at the Augusta National Golf Course in Augusta, Georgia April 7, 2015. (REUTERS/Brian Snyder)

Tiger Woods hits off the fourth tee during his practice round ahead of the 2015 Masters at the Augusta National Golf Course in Augusta, Georgia April 7, 2015. (REUTERS/Brian Snyder)

Tiger Woods of the U.S. hits off the second tee during his practice round ahead of the 2015 Masters at the Augusta National Golf Course in Augusta, Georgia April 7, 2015. (REUTERS/Mark Blinch)

Feb 5, 2015; La Jolla, CA, USA; Tiger Woods hits his drive on the 12th during the first round of the Farmers Insurance Open golf tournament at Torrey Pines Municipal Golf Course - South Co. (Jake Roth-USA TODAY Sports)

Feb 5, 2015; La Jolla, CA, USA; Tiger Woods hits his drive on the 15th during the first round of the Farmers Insurance Open golf tournament at Torrey Pines Municipal Golf Course - North Course. (Jake Roth-USA TODAY Sports)

Feb 5, 2015; La Jolla, CA, USA; Tiger Woods hits out of a bunker on the 14th during the first round of the Farmers Insurance Open golf tournament at Torrey Pines Municipal Golf Course - North Course. (Jake Roth-USA TODAY Sports)

Jan 30, 2015; Scottsdale, AZ, USA; Tiger Woods hits his drive on the 17th hole during the second round of the Waste Management Phoenix Open at TPC Scottsdale. (Rob Schumacher-Arizona Republic via USA TODAY Sports)

Jan 30, 2015; Scottsdale, AZ, USA; Tiger Woods blasts out of a greenside bunker on the 18th hole during the second round of the Waste Management Phoenix Open at TPC Scottsdale. (Rob Schumacher-Arizona Republic via USA TODAY Sports)

Aug 8, 2014; Louisville, KY, USA; PGA golfer Tiger Woods tees off on the 5th hole during the second round of the 2014 PGA Championship golf tournament at Valhalla Golf Club. (Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports)

Tiger Woods will make his next start in The Players Championship in two weeks.

The tournament, the PGA Tour’s flagship event, is at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., on May 7-10.

Woods, who won the Players for the second time in 2013, missed the tournament last year following back surgery. He also won the tournament in 2001.

Woods made the announcement Friday on Twitter:

“Looking forward to going back to THE PLAYERS this year, hoping for a repeat of 2013.”

he tweeted.

The 39-year-old Woods, after a nine-week layoff to work on his game, played in the Masters earlier this month and tied for 17th. He shot rounds of 73-69-68-73. His finish at Augusta National lifted him 10 spots to 101st in the World Golf Rankings.

Woods will be making his fourth start of the season. He did not qualify for next week’s World Golf Championships-Cadillac Match Play.