Tiger Woods in lament of Injuries
By BBC Sports
Fourteen-time major winner Tiger
Woods says he will "never feel great" again because of the number of
injuries suffered during his career.
Woods, 41, pulled out of the Dubai
Desert Classic before the second round this
month because of a back spasm.
He only returned to action in
December after two back operations.
"There were a lot of times I
didn't think I was going to make it back. It was tough, it was more than
brutal," Woods told Dubai magazine Vision.
Woods' first return to competitive
action after a 15-month lay-off came in December at the Hero World Challenge -
an 18-man tournament in the Bahamas - and he finished 15th at the PGA Tour event.
He hopes to compete in the Masters
at Augusta from 6-9 April.
"There have been plenty of
times when I thought I would never play the game again at the elite
level," added Woods, who has won 79 titles on the PGA Tour.
"It was tough, it was more than
brutal. There were times I needed help just to get out of bed.
"I feel good, not great. I
don't think I will ever feel great because it's three back surgeries, four knee
operations.
"I'm always going to be a
little bit sore. As long as I can function, I'm fine with that."
Woods has not won a tournament
anywhere since 2013, while his title drought in major championships dates back
to 2008.
"There is a changing of the
guard," he said. "My generation is getting older but if I'm teeing up
then the goal is to win."
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