Tiger Woods was pictured practising at Augusta National Golf Club on Sunday as he prepares to make his 25th start at The Masters.
Woods confirmed he planned to take part in all four majors in February, having played his first non-major PGA Tour event since October 2020 at that month’s Genesis Invitational.
Having suffered serious injuries in a car crash in February 2021, Woods made his competitive return to golf at last year’s edition of The Masters, finishing 47th after carding back-to-back 78s across the final two rounds.
Five-time Masters champion Woods – who last won the event in 2019 – played in three of 2022’s four majors, most recently missing the cut at the 150th Open Championship in July.
Woods spent half an hour hitting balls at the practice range at Augusta on Sunday, having arrived at the course around 3pm local time.
Asked about the limited schedule he was looking to play back in February, Woods said: “My goal each and every year from here going forward is to play in all the majors.
“I’m not going to play too much more than that. My body – my leg, and my back – just won’t allow me to play much more than that any more.
“That was my goal last year, and I was able to play three of the four. This year hopefully I can play all four. That is going to be my schedule going forward, because of all the limitations I have.”
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