The golf legend is set to take to the course at Augusta National this week to make his 26th appearance at the tournament.
Woods has continuously struggled with serious injuries since his life-threatening car crash in 2021, playing only once on the PGA Tour this year.
Following surgery on his ankle, he made his comeback to action at the Genesis Invitational in February before having to pull out due to illness.
But now he’s back in full health and has been explaining to the media how his body is feeling ahead of The Masters.
Replying to a journalist’s question about how he feels over his shots, Woods replied with a smile: “Every shot that is not on a tee box is a challenge – once we start the hole, it’s a bit of a challenge.”
It drew a giggle from the press room as Woods went on to explain his current physical condition.
He added: “The ankle doesn’t hurt anymore. It’s fused. It’s not going anywhere. So that’s fine. It’s other parts of my body that now have to take the brunt of it.
“The back, the knee, other parts of the body have to take the load of it and just the endurance capability of walking a long time and being on my feet for a long time (is an issue).
“Things just flare up. The training that we have to do at home, it changes from a day-to-day basis. Some days I just feel really good and other days not so much. I hurt every day.
“I thought that, when I was at Hero, once a month would be a really nice rhythm. Hasn’t worked out that way. But now we have major championships every month from here through July so now the once a month hopefully kicks in.
“I have an amazing medical staff which has helped me get through this… and it’s a daily adaption.
“My practice sessions certainly aren’t what they used to be – I used to live out on the range or short game all day.
“Hopefully, I’ve made those adaptations for this week.
Woods went on to speak about his Masters hopes this week, as he steps out aiming to win his sixth title at Augusta.
Despite his continued injury issues, he still believes he can win one more title to add to his collection.
“If everything comes together, I think I can get one more,” the 48-year-old said.
“This tournament has meant so much to me in my life, and my family.
“It’s been a part of my life to have won here in my first major as a pro. I always want to keep playing in this.”
Woods’ chances of coming out on top against such tough competition are slim, but what a story it would be if he could put on that green jacket one more time.
While writing him off has proved a dangerous game in the past, making a record 24th-consecutive cut at Augusta appears a far more achievable goal than winning.
“I think it’s consistency, it’s longevity and it’s an understanding of how to play this golf course,” Woods said of that potential landmark.
“That’s one of the reasons why you see players that are in their 50s and 60s make cuts here, or it’s players in their late 40s have runs at winning the event, just the understanding of how to play it.
“Now, you still have to go out and execute it, but there’s a lot of knowledge that goes into understanding how to play it. And, granted, every tee box has been changed since the first time I played. Every green has been changed.
“But the overall configuration of how they roll and how they move and the angles you take, that hasn’t changed.
“That’s the neat thing about this. I can still go through the mental Rolodex and bring out a few putts from the ’90s that still move generally in that direction and the effect that Rae’s Creek has on certain shots and putts. And it means a lot.”
Woods has been grouped with Max Homa and Jason Day for the opening two rounds, getting started at 6:24pm UK time on Thursday and 3:18pm on Friday.
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