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American golfer Tiger Woods says he wants to participate in the upcoming Masters Tournament in Augusta, which will be held from April 9-12, and that he is trying to regain his form after undergoing back surgery on October 11, although he admitted that his body «doesn’t recover like it did when I was 24 or 25.»

Woods, who turned 50 on December 30, addressed his physical condition at a press conference after playing in the TGL virtual league final in Florida on Tuesday, marking his return to competition after nearly two years of inactivity.

Tiger Woods, statements

«I feel good physically (…) My body doesn’t recover like it did when I was 24 or 25. That doesn’t mean I’m not trying. I’ve been trying for a while. I’ve had a couple of serious injuries in the last few years that I’ve had to deal with, and it’s taken time. But I’m still trying. I want to play. I love the tournament. I’ve loved being there since I was 19. It’s meant a lot to me and my family over the years,» commented the former world number one.

When asked when he will make the decision, he replied: «I don’t know, we’ll see. I’ll be practicing, playing at home this week, and I’ll keep trying to improve.» The legendary player, winner of fifteen majors, five of them at Augusta, confirmed for now his presence at the Champions Dinner that precedes the start of the first major of the season.

The last championship Tiger Woods played was the British Open in July 2014. Since then, he suffered a ruptured Achilles tendon and underwent his seventh back surgery, which prevented him from competing throughout the past year.

Regarding his performance in the TGL, an American team league played on simulators, Tiger Woods expressed his satisfaction: «The shots were interesting because you usually have more rhythm when you play a normal round of golf, hitting the ball. Here, sometimes I feel like I’m frozen a little.»

«It’s a different rhythm. It’s like when you play the Ryder Cup or the Presidents Cup in foursomes. In some matches, you don’t sink a putt for ten or eleven holes, and then suddenly you have to sink one from a meter away… It was a lot of fun to be a part of it,» he added.