Desert date heats up Tiger's major designs on glory

Woods eyes wins as he fine-tunes Masters build-up

Tiger Woods added the Dubai Desert Classic to his growing list of 2017 tournaments on Thursday, giving him four events in five weeks in a fitness test ahead of April's Masters.

The 14-time major champion in December returned from a 16-month layoff following back surgery. The former world No 1 confirmed in a blog post on his website that he would play Feb 2-5 in the United Arab Emirates at an event he won in 2006 and 2008.