It's official: Tiger Woods will play in U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills in June

Steve DiMeglio | USA TODAY

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Tiger Woods hasn’t played in the U.S. Open since 2015.

That drought will end this year.

The 14-time major winner filed entry Thursday for the 118th U.S. Open at historic Shinnecock Hills Golf Club in Southampton, N.Y., June 14-17.

Woods played in the U.S. Open at Shinnecock in 1995 as an amateur but withdrew in the second round with a wrist injury. When the national championship returned to Shinnecock in 2004, Woods tied for 17th.

Woods won the U.S. Open in 2000 at Pebble Beach, in 2002 at Bethpage Black and in 2008 at Torrey Pines.

He also finished second in 2005 and 2007.

Woods last played the U.S. Open in 2015 at Chambers Bay in Washington. He missed the cut.

The nine-time U.S. Golf Association champion – he won the U.S. Junior Amateurs inn three consecutive years and the U.S. Amateur in three consecutive years – is coming off a tie for 32nd in the Masters. That was the first time he made a cut in a major since he finished in a tie for 17th in the 2015 Masters.

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His playoff victory against Rocco Mediate in 2008 was Woods’ last triumph in a major.

Since his return from spinal fusion surgery, Woods has made six starts on the PGA Tour, with a runner-up finish in the Valspar Championship his best result. He also finished in a tie for fifth in the Arnold Palmer Invitational and 12th in the Honda Classic.

After starting the year ranked No. 656 in the official world golf rankings, Woods is now at No. 88.

Woods has not announced when he will play again. A likely spot is the Wells Fargo Championship in Charlotte in three weeks, which will be followed by The Players Championship in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. The 79-time PGA Tour winner has won the Wells Fargo Championship once and The Players twice.