Tiger Woods said on Monday he is making progress in his recovery from back surgery but still does not have a date in mind for his return.
Woods hit a ceremonial shot at Congressional on Monday but found the water three times, showing that a return at the US Open – a tournament he has registered for – appears unlikely. “I have been practicing at home, and I’m progressing nicely. I’m hoping to play,” Woods said. “That’s the overriding question I keep hearing: when are you coming back, when are you playing? I get it all the time. If I knew, I’d tell you, because it’d be fun to know.”
The 40-year-old has not played tournament golf since last August after a series of surgeries on his back, and last won a major in 2008. He is now outside the world top 500.
Woods confirmed that he has played casual games at Medalist, a club near his home in Florida, but is far from the level where he can compete against the world’s best.
“Everything about my game is coming around. Now it’s just a matter of being consistent with it,” Woods said. “And then being able to do that not only at home against the boys at Medalist and trying to take their cash, but trying to come out here and doing it against the best players in the world is a completely different deal.”
