Tebow’s out, Romo’s back in as Tiger Woods’ playing partner at Pebble

With Tiger Woods formally on the tee sheet for the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, according to PGA Tour PR chief Joel Schuchmann, and Tim Tebow temporarily off the front pages, thanks to a rout of his Denver Broncos by the New England Patriots, Tony Romo reemerged as the amateur most likely to tee it up with Woods when the former No. 1 makes his 2012 U.S. debut next month.

"Tiger Woods ‘officially’ commits to AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am today," Schuchmann, the tour’s director of communications, said via Twitter Monday afternoon.

Rumors of a Tiger/Tebow team began to fly soon after Woods noted on his website earlier this month that he was looking forward to the start of his tour season on the famed golf links. Tournament director Ollie Nutt told us Friday -- a day before Tom Brady outgunned Tebow, 45-10, in an NFL divisional playoff game -- that he expected Dallas Cowboys QB Romo to make a return appearance on Team Tiger.

Tony Romo is no stranger to Pebble Beach (Photo: Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images)

Touring pro Ryan Palmer, a Dallas resident and friend of Romo’s, tweeted last week that Tony and Tiger would tee off as a twosome at Pebble, and an ESPN source confirmed that Monday. While not constant cohorts, the duo played together during the AT&T National pro-am in 2009, and Woods shared a Cowboys Stadium suite with Romo for a U2 concert that same year.

Woods will be making his first start since 2002 in the Pebble Beach event. Romo was John Daly’s sidekick for the tourney in 2010 and 2011. Brady, a reputed 10-handicapper will also be in the field, tourney organizers tweeted Mondaynight.