( CNN ) -- Tiger Woods has added to his tournament workload as he bids to return to winning ways in the majors this season . The 36-year-old American is stalled on 14 major titles -- four short of the all-time record held by Jack Nicklaus -- since his U.S. Open triumph in 2008 . His career has been interrupted by injury and well publicized problems in his personal life , but this year Woods returned to top form with victory in the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill . But disappointing showings at Quail Hollow , where he missed the cut , and the U.S. Masters and Players Championship have taken the shine off that win as he heads into the big tournaments this summer . Woods announced on his official website that he will play in the Greenbrier Classic for the first time before heading for the British Open at Royal Lytham in July . His arch-rival Phil Mickelson will also tee it up on the Old White TPC course which saw Australian Stuart Appleby shoot a remarkable 59 in 2010 to win the tournament . Woods , who has won 72 times on the PGA Tour , has previously built his preparation for majors around a restricted schedule of select tournaments , but earlier this season he sprang another surprise by playing in the Honda Classic for the first time since his teenage years . `` I 'm excited about my schedule and looking forward to competing , '' said Woods , who will next head for the Memorial Tournament , hosted by Jack Nicklaus , which starts on May 31 . It will act as a tuneup for the second major of the season in the U.S. Open on the Olympic Course in San Francisco . His preparation events for the British Open will be the AT & T National at Congressional before heading to the Greenbrier resort in West Virginia .
Tiger Woods to play Greenbrier Classic for the first time . Woods will use tournament as tuneup for British Open at Royal Lytham . - The PGA Tour announces that it has signed a new five-year deal with NBC Sports and Turner Sports. He has disappointed in three tournaments since that 72nd PGA Tour win .