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TIGER Woods says he is “playing to win” when he competes this week in his first tournament in seven months at the PGA Tour’s Genesis Invitational.
The 15-time major winner played just three competitive events in 2022, the last at July’s Open Championship at St Andrews, when he missed the cut.
Woods, 47, suffered severe leg injuries in a car crash in February 2021.
“If I’m playing the event, I’m trying to beat you. I’m there to get a W,” the American said.
The Genesis Invitational, which Woods is hosting from 16-19 February at Riviera Country Club in southern California, is his first non-major PGA Tour start since the Zozo Championship in 2020.
The former world number one was limited to only nine rounds of competitive golf in 2022.
He missed the cut at The Open, withdrew from the US PGA Championship after the third round and came 47th at the Masters.
In December, he competed in the exhibition event The Match, and also at the PNC Championship alongside his son Charlie. Woods has struggled with injuries he suffered in the car crash two years ago and has also developed plantar fasciitis — pain in the base of his foot. — Online
