Tiger Woods’ time on aggressive golf programs has been significantly restricted in recent times. However, this week the legendary golfer emerged for apply rounds at Augusta Nationwide Golf Membership, the longtime website of the celebrated Masters Event.
2019 marked Woods’ fifth-time successful the coveted inexperienced jacket. Regardless of a string of injury setbacks, he stays assured he can safe yet one more main championship — atleast if just a few issues work in his favor.
“If everything comes together, I think I can get one more,” Woods stated throughout a pre-tournament press convention. The 48-year-old was accompanied by Justin Thomas and Fred {Couples} as he made his approach across the golf course on Tuesday for a apply spherical.
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Tiger Woods of the US reacts on the eighth gap throughout a apply spherical previous to the 2024 Masters Event at Augusta Nationwide Golf Membership on April 09, 2024 in Augusta, Georgia. (Andrew Redington/Getty Pictures)
When the 88th version of the Masters tees off on Thursday, it should mark Woods’ twenty sixth look on the main match. 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 result 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 match 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 US laughs throughout a apply spherical previous to the 2024 Masters Event at Augusta Nationwide Golf Membership on April 09, 2024 in Augusta, Georgia. (Andrew Redington/Getty Pictures)
Woods stated he determined to skip these tournaments as a result of his physique was not in a state to compete.
“Well, I wasn’t ready to play,” Woods stated. “My body wasn’t ready. My game wasn’t ready. And I thought that when I was at Hero, once a month would be a really nice rhythm. Hasn’t worked out that way. But now we have major championships every month from here through July, so now the once 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} at the moment holds the report 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 take into account someday transitioning from a very aggressive golfer on the Masters and as an alternative changing into a ceremonial participant.
“No, no,” he stated. “I have not thought about being an (honorary) starter 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 might win the match.
Requested in a extra rapid sense what’s going to occur when he doesn’t assume the whole lot can come collectively and end in a win, he stated, “Well, I still think they can, so I don’t know when that day is or when that day comes, but I still think that I can. I haven’t got to that point where I don’t think I can’t.’’
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