Tiger Woods is in it to win it — but it would be a ‘ disaster for everyone ’ if he limps out of the Masters this week . That is the view of Colin Montgomerie after Woods confirmed his return to competitive golf for the first time since early February , when he withdrew with a back injury in the first round of the Farmers Insurance Open . Having plummeted to 104 in the world rankings and with no kind of competitive action under his belt , beyond the rounds he has amassed in practice in Florida and at Augusta during the past few days , his form is a mystery . Former world No 1 Tiger Woods confirmed earlier this week that he will play at the Masters . Woods has dropped out of the world 's top 100 for the first time in almost 19 years . Watch live coverage of all four days of The Masters only on Sky Sports ( from 7pm ) and from Friday on BBC2 ( 7pm ) . But Montgomerie , who will be at the Masters in Augusta commentating for Sky Sports , the only place to watch all four days live , said : ‘ He hasn ’ t entered to make up the numbers , I can guarantee that . Imagine Tiger coming here to the Masters and scoring 69 or 68 in the first day ? Suddenly the whole place is alive . It ’ s a buzz . ‘ If Rory McIlroy starts with a 69 , 68 , so does Tiger , marvellous . ‘ It would be fantastic , it would be a buzz around the place , some sort of electricity that we have missed without him . ‘ Whether he can win again , who knows ? Hey , never mind a major , can he win another event ever again ? But let ’ s hope that it ’ s not one of these 75 , 76 , I ’ ve hurt my back , and goes home . That would be a disaster for everybody. ’ Woods has won the Masters on four separate occasions with his last win coming in 2005 . Colin Montgomerie has said it would be fantastic to see a fully fit Woods go up against Rory McIlroy . McIlroy can match Woods in winning the grand slam if he wins the Masters . But 51-year-old Montgomerie believes the man from Northern Ireland will never hold the same dominance over golf that Woods achieved in his prime in 2000 . He said : ‘ I don ’ t think we ’ ll ever see the dominance that Tiger had in that year , ’ he said . ‘ The golf that was played and the way that it was done , in winning majors by eight and 15 shots , it was just incredible stuff . ‘ At this moment in time , the competition is now so severe that any lapse at all , and there is someone willing to take up that baton . ‘ And that wasn ’ t the case with Tiger . Tiger had this dominance that Rory hasn ’ t got yet . ’
Tiger Woods has confirmed he will compete in the upcoming Masters . The golfer is set to play at Augusta National Golf Club on April 6 and 7. Colin Montgomerie believes it is important for Woods to impress .