Tiger Woods insists that he can win the Masters this week, 14 months after shattering his leg in a car crash that nearly killed him, as he ended the frenzied speculation and confirmed that he will make his comeback at Augusta.
It was unthinkable only a matter of days ago that Woods would compete in the first major of the year, having been out of action for so long with perhaps the most serious even of his long list of injuries. His right leg was nearly amputated after the crash in Los Angeles last February.
Yet he has been on site at the home of the Masters since Sunday, following a recce with his son Charlie last week, practising on the course without ever confirming his intention to play in the tournament, which starts on Thursday.
And now, at last, he confirmed the news the golfing world – and the wider world – had been waiting for.
‘It is great to be back and to be able to feel the energy and the excitement again. Hopefully we are going to have a great week,’ he said to open his press conference at Augusta today.
Quickly pressed on whether he has committed to playing, Woods added: ‘As of right now I feel like I am going to play.’
Asked if he can win, a feat which would border on the miraculous, he was defiant in response.
‘I do,’ was his straight-faced reply.
With a flash of the steely resolve that has helped win him 15 majors, Woods added: ‘I don’t show up to an event unless I can win it.’
Tiger Woods has said that ‘as of right now’ he is planning to play the Masters this week
Woods has ended the frenzied speculation after arriving to practice at Augusta on Sunday
Woods has not played in a top-level event since being involved in a horrific car crash in 2021
The 46-year-old had to be cut from the wreckage after his runaway SUV smashed into a tree
Addressing concerns over his fitness, Woods said he had no problems swinging a golf club but that his one concern was being able to recover from walking 18 holes a day on…
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