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AUGUSTA, Ga. — Tiger Woods is on his way to playing the 2022 Masters. That was the headline of Woods’ first press conference at an official tournament at which he has a tee time in the last 17 months. While that was obviously the most important topic Woods needed to address Tuesday — especially after he said Sunday that teeing it up Thursday would be a game-time decision — it was far from the only topic covered.
Woods discussed what it’s like to look back 25 years after his first Masters win, how he’s felt about the last year of support from family and friends and what motivated him to battle back from another injury — this time after a serious automobile accident 14 months ago — for what feels like the 50th time in his ridiculous career.
Let’s take a look the highlights as Tiger held court at Augusta National for the first time since 2020.
On what the last year has been like
“It’s been a tough, tough year and a lot of stuff that I had to deal with that I don’t wish on anyone, but here we are, Masters week. Being able to play and practice … For me, more importantly, just to say thank you to all the guys that have texted me, FaceTimed me, and called me and given me all their support — to see them in person and to say thank you has meant a lot.”
One of the themes of the last few years of Woods’ life has been gratefulness to those around him in a way I’m not sure a 23-year-old or even 33-year-old Tiger comprehended. It’s been enjoyable to see the evolution of that side of Tiger.
On getting his body ready
“It’s just a matter of what my body’s able to do the next day and the recovery. That’s the hard part. Yes, we push it and try and recover the best we possibly can that night and see how it is the next morning. Then all the activations and going through that whole process again, and you warm it up, and then you warm it back down, or test it out, and then you’ve got to cool it back…
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