Tiger Woods’ time on aggressive golf programs has been significantly restricted in recent times. However, this week the legendary golfer emerged for observe rounds at Augusta Nationwide Golf Membership, the longtime website of the distinguished Masters Event.
2019 marked Woods’ fifth-time profitable the coveted inexperienced jacket. Regardless of a string of injury setbacks, he stays assured he can safe another main championship — atleast if just a few issues work in his favor.
“If every thing comes collectively, I feel I can get another,” Woods stated throughout a pre-tournament press convention. The 48-year-old was accompanied by Justin Thomas and Fred {Couples} as he made his manner across the golf course on Tuesday for a observe spherical.
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Tiger Woods of the USA reacts on the eighth gap throughout a observe spherical previous to the 2024 Masters Event at Augusta Nationwide Golf Membership on April 09, 2024 in Augusta, Georgia. (Andrew Redington/Getty Photographs)
When the 88th version of the Masters tees off on Thursday, it should mark Woods’ twenty sixth look on the main event. Woods has not appeared at a PGA Tour occasion since February’s Genesis Invitational at Riviera Nation Membership in California. He withdrew in the second round as a consequence of an sickness.
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Woods, who continues to be looking for a record-tying sixth Masters championship, beforehand shared his intentions to compete in a event on a month-to-month foundation, pending his bodily situation.
However, after his early exit on the Genesis Invitational, Woods additionally missed the Arnold Palmer Invitational and Gamers Championship final month.
Tiger Woods of the USA laughs throughout a observe spherical previous to the 2024 Masters Event at Augusta Nationwide Golf Membership on April 09, 2024 in Augusta, Georgia. (Andrew Redington/Getty Photographs)
Woods stated he determined to skip these tournaments as a result of his physique was not in a state to compete.
“Effectively, I wasn’t able to play,” Woods stated. “My physique wasn’t prepared. My recreation wasn’t prepared. And I assumed that after I was at Hero, as soon as a month could be a very nice rhythm. Hasn’t labored out that manner. However now we’ve got main championships each month from right here by July, so now the as soon as a month hopefully kicks in.”
If Woods makes the lower at Augusta this week, it should mark the twenty fourth straight time he has achieved that. {Couples} presently holds the document for consecutive years of constructing the lower, doing so 23 instances.
Tiger Woods hits a shot on the seventh fairway previous to Masters Event at Augusta Nationwide Golf Membership on April 9, 2024 in AUGUSTA, Georgia.
Woods fielded questions at Tuesday’s press convention about whether or not he would contemplate sooner or later transitioning from a really aggressive golfer on the Masters and as an alternative turning into a ceremonial participant.
“No, no,” he stated. “I’ve not considered being an (honorary) starter right here, no.”
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Woods additionally famous that he didn’t have a agency date in thoughts about when he believed he not may win the event.
Requested in a extra quick sense what’s going to occur when he doesn’t assume every thing can come collectively and lead to a win, he stated, “Effectively, I nonetheless assume they will, so I don’t know when that day is or when that day comes, however I nonetheless assume that I can. I haven’t obtained to that time the place I don’t assume I can’t.’’
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