Rejuvenated Tiger Woods is set for tournament

Tiger Woods says he no longer relies on pain medication to cope with an ailing back and that he’s loving life.

Woods is returning to competition this week at the Hero World Challenge, an 18-man field with no cut in Nassau, Bahamas. It’s his first tournament in nearly 10 months, and his first time playing since fusion surgery on his back in April.

Woods had more trouble on Memorial Day when he was arrested on suspicion of DUI after Florida police found his car parked awkwardly on the side of the road with Woods asleep at the wheel and the engine running.

Toxicology reports revealed he had two painkillers, a sleep drug and the active ingredient for marijuana in his system.

He went through a treatment program to deal with prescription medication.

The 14-time major champion says of his arrest that he was “trying to go away from pain.”