* Woods' return set for Dec. 1-4 event * Will be one of 18 players in elite field (Adds detail, further quotes) NEW YORK, Nov 1 (Reuters) - Former world number one Tiger Woods will make his competitive comeback at next month's Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas, an event which he hosts, after being sidelined for more than a year. "I am excited to make my return at the Hero World Challenge," the 14-times major winner said in a news release on Tuesday. The Tiger Woods Foundation is a charitable beneficiary of the Dec. 1-4 tournament, which will be held for a second year in a row at Albany Golf Club in New Providence. More...