Tiger Woods aims to challenge for a record 83rd PGA Tour title in 2024 after seeing encouraging signs in his two comeback appearances this month

Tiger Woods aims to challenge for a record 83rd PGA Tour title in 2024 after seeing encouraging signs in his two comeback appearances this month.
Woods finished 18th at the Hero World Challenge, his first start since ankle surgery after withdrawing from the Masters in April, and then tied for fifth at the PNC Championship with his son Charlie.
The 47-year-old said earlier this month that he was aiming for “one tournament a month” next season.
In February 2021, after playing four majors and only one complete game since sustaining career-threatening foot and ankle injuries in a car accident at a PGA Tour event, Woods is confident he can add to his win total.
have.
The fact that I’ve been able to practice and do what I know I can do and be ready, I know I can still do it (win),” Woods said.
He hit a golf ball and said, I can still do it. It's important to be prepared, do enough reps, train enough, have strength and stamina. My legs weren't strong enough to compete. I did a lot of rounds. I have had many surgeries over the years and this is just a few of them. I know I can still do it if I practice. I can still hit a golf ball. Can still be chipped. I can still putt. Granted, that's all for 72 holes. That's the difficult part. 'How does Woods' body feel? Woods said before the Hero World Challenge that he had no pain in his ankle since fusion surgery in April but felt discomfort in other areas, but after the PNC Championship he felt uncomfortable in his return at Genesis. An invitation from earlier this year that he claimed to be physically better than. I think there are a lot of places that hurt more than the ankle, and that's what it is, Woods explained. He practiced hard and was able to recover, saying,I’ll be able to run, I’ll be able to play.
‘We trained every day, which is great.
Honestly, I haven’t hit any significant shots in a long time, so it was nice to get rid of a lot of the rust and some doubts.
So it was nice to be able to keep score, hit the right number of shots, and hit shots consistently.
At the time (Riviera in February) my ankle wasn’t in good shape and the recovery was even more difficult.
But we trained every day.
After the Bahamas, I went to the gym on Monday.
That’s what happened.
That’s what we did. Go after it.
My ankle was fused so I was fine, but other parts of my body were definitely painful.
But the fact that we were able to practice right away and start chasing it and hitting balls meant that while the PGA Championship was held from April 16th to 14th and May 19th, It gave me the courage to chase the record-breaking sixth Green Jacket from April 11th to 14th.
Valhalla – The venue where Woods won the Wanamaker Trophy at the 2000 Tiger Slam.
A former champion, he has a permanent exemption from both competitions and can also compete in the Open until he is 60, as he has won three times in his Claret Jug, but currently He does not automatically qualify for the U.S.
Open.
Woods has missed the past three U.S.
Opens, although he hopes to play in this year’s tournament, which will be held at Pinehurst from June 13 to 16.