Speculation has ended, the news broke this morning, Tiger Woods has announced his intention to play the Masters Tournament this weekend. More coverage here:  2022 Golf Majors

According to yahoo,   Tiger Woods tee time is  10:34 a.m. ET Thursday morning.

Tiger will be paired with Louis Oosthuizen and Joaquin Niemann.

Tiger Woods has 5 green jackets including his latest Masters win from 2019.  Only Jack Nicklaus has more with 6. With a big weekend, Tiger can tie that win record. Here’s the Tiger Wood’s hype reel from 1997 where he blew out the field, winning by 12 strokes which is still a record margin for a major.

Here’s the photos from that win. I left in the original captions from 1997, you can tell they had no idea they were watching the launching of an amazing career.

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  10 Apr 1997: Tiger Woods of the USA tees off at the 18th during the first day of the US Masters at Augusta, Georgia. Woods went on to win the tournament with a record low score of 270, eighteen under par. Mandatory Credit: Stephen Munday /Allsport

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  10 Apr 1997: Tiger Woods of the USA celebrates as he chips in at the 12th during the first day of the US Masters at Augusta, Georgia. Woods went on to win the tournament with a record low score of 270, eighteen under par. Mandatory Credit: Stephen Munday /Allsport

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  13 Apr 1997: Tiger Woods tees off during the final round of the Masters at the Augusta National Country Club in Augusta, Georgia. Mandatory Credit: Steve Munday /Allsport
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  Tiger Woods of the United States celebrates after sinking a 4 feet putt to win the US Masters Golf Tournament with a record low score of 18 under par 13 April 1997 at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, United States. (Photo by Stephen Munday/Allsport/Getty Images)

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  Tiger Woods of the United States celebrates after sinking a 4 feet putt to win the US Masters Golf Tournament with a record low score of 18 under par 13 April 1997 at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, United States. (Photo by Stephen Munday/Allsport/Getty Images)

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  Tiger Woods of the United States celebrates after sinking a 4 feet putt to win the US Masters Golf Tournament with a record low score of 18 under par 13 April 1997 at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, United States. (Photo by Stephen Munday/Allsport/Getty Images)
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  American golfer Tiger Woods in action on the final day of the U.S. Masters at Augusta, Georgia, April 13, 1997. Woods went on to win the tournament with a record low score of 18 under par. (Photo by David Cannon/Allsport/Getty Images)

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  13 Apr 1997: Tiger Woods of the USA celebrates after sinking a 4 feet putt to win the US Masters at Augusta, Georgia. Woods won the tournament with a record low score of 18 under par. Mandatory Credit: Stephen Munday /Allsport

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  13 Apr 1997: Tiger Woods of the USA celebrates sinking a 4 feet putt to win the US Masters at Augusta, Georgia. Woods won the tournament with a record low score of 18 under par. Mandatory Credit: Stephen Munday /Allsport
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  13 Apr 1997: Tiger Woods of the USA walks onto the 18th green on the final day of the US Masters at Augusta, Georgia. Woods won the tournament with a record low score of 18 under par. Mandatory Credit: Stephen Munday/Allsport

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  13 Apr 1997: Tiger Woods hits a four foot putt on the 18th hole to win the Masters Tournament at the Augusta National Golf Course in Augusta, Georgia. Mandatory Credit: Steve Munday /Allsport

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  13 Apr 1997: Tiger Woods tees off on the third hole at the Masters Tournament at the Augusta National Golf Course in Augusta, Georgia. Mandatory Credit: Steve Munday /Allsport
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  13 Apr 1997: Tiger Woods wears his green jacket and holds his trophy at the Masters Tournament at the Augusta National Golf Course in Augusta, Georgia. Mandatory Credit: Steve Munday /Allsport

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