Tiger Woods has confirmed that he is set to play at this week’s Masters providing that he still feels good before the competition gets underway on Thursday morning. The 46-year-old has not featured in an official event for almost 18 months but is poised to make his long-awaited return at Augusta after missing the vast majority of last year through injury.
Woods was forced to sit out for the first part of 2021 after undergoing a fifth back surgery before suffering major right leg injuries in a car accident in February of last year. He has been practicing at Augusta in advance of his expected return to action in recent days, though, and has now confirmed that he will be playing when the tournament gets underway on Thursday.
“As of right now, I feel like I am going to play,” he told reporters at a press conference on Tuesday. “I’m going to play nine more holes on Thursday.”
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