Tiger Woods has remained tight-lipped about his chances of a competitive return but said on Thursday he had been working on his irons and short game.
Woods, the tournament host this week at the Genesis Invitational at Los Angeles’ famed Riviera Country Club, admitted that playing the Masters at Augusta National in seven weeks’ time was likely too much to ask of his body.
Woods was in a single-car accident in early 2021 and had multiple fractures in his right leg.
“Will I come back (to competitive golf eventually)? Yes,” he said. “Will I come back and play a full schedule? No.”
Woods said his injured leg was not yet capable of the amount walking required for a golf tournament – typically two practice rounds and four tournament rounds.
“I wish I could tell you when I’ll play again, but I don’t…I haven’t done any of the long (game) stuff seriously. I’m still working on the walking part,” he said.
“My foot was a little messed up there a year ago, so the walking part…it still takes time.”
Woods said his recent golf activity at home in Florida had been “very limited.” He had been doing a lot of chipping, putting, and hitting short irons. But he hasn’t worked “seriously” on his longer clubs.
“I have a long way to go,” Woods said.
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