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Published date10 April 2024
Publication titleDaily Star (England)
The American superstar, 48, has played only six full Tour events since a horrific car crash in February 2021

The 15-time Major winner has not completed 72 holes for nearly 15 months and said: "I hurt every day."

Woods winning his fifth Masters here in 2019 after 11 years of scandal and surgeries was among the greatest sports stories and comebacks in history.

But the player now ranked world No.959 reckons he can go one better.

"If everything comes together, I think I can get one more," he said. "Do I need to describe that any more than that, or are we good?"

In his pomp, Woods insisted he would never become a "ceremonial golfer" and he did not give a longer answer when asked if he had thought about joining Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player and Tom Watson as an honorary starter.

"I have not thought about being a starter here, no," he said.

Even when the things in his game don't come together? "Well, I still think they can," Woods added. "So I don't know when that day is, when that day comes, but I still think that I can.

"I haven't got to that point where I don't think I can't (win it)."

A year ago, Woods equalled the record of 23 consecutive cuts made here, which were held by Fred Couples and Player.

But he withdrew before the rain-delayed third round restarted on Sunday with foot pains. He was six-over par after seven holes on a cold and wet Saturday.

Since then, he played 72 holes at his Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas last December and withdrew from the Genesis Invitational in February on the seventh hole of the second round with flu-like symptoms.

He now...

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