Sports- base: Tiger Woods sees progress and confirms major return next year after missed cut at Royal Troon

Tiger Woods has missed cuts at the PGA Championship, US Open and The Open this season; Woods won’t feature until the Hero World Challenge in December after his missed cut at Royal Troon but will “definitely” be back at The Open next yearDespite missing the cut, Tiger Woods claimed he loved his experience of playing in the Open Championship at Royal Troon and confirmed his intention to play in next year’s event at Royal PortrushTiger Woods hopes to play more regularly heading into the majors next year after missing the cut in The 152nd Open at Royal Troon.Woods has only made 11 competitive starts since a car crash in February 2021 that left him with career-threatening injuries, struggling to contend during such a limited playing schedule.The former world No 1 made a record 24th consecutive cut in the Masters but shot 82 and 77 over the weekend, then arrived at The Open off the back of early exits at both the PGA Championship and US Open.Woods had targeted a second round in the mid-60s to “get something going on the weekend” following an opening-day 79 in windy conditions, only to head home after a six-over 77 to miss the cut on 14 over.”I’d like to have played more, but I just wanted to make sure that I was able to play the major championships this year,” Woods explained. “I got a lot of time off to get better, to be better physically, which has been the case all year.