Tiger Woods has revealed that he is thankful to be able to participate against such good opposition at the US Open this year as he finds himself back in the mix to win a Major, according to a report on the Irish Times.
The 14 time Major winner has gone ten years without a Major victory and could barely walk last year during the US Open, which is why he is so grateful to be teeing up at the tournament this year.
Woods has suffered from severe back problems in recent years but he has recovered extremely well and is now playing some of his best golf.
When speaking about his return, Woods said:
There’s really no expectation to have the thought that I could actually be here again.
To play against these guys, the best players in the world, it’s just a great feeling and one that I don’t take for granted.
I was just given the okay to start walking again [last June], to start moving around. I hadn’t been cleared to start lifting. It was about just having a standard life. Can I actually participate in my kids’ lives again? That was something I had missed for a few years, and that was the main goal of it.
Woods has admitted that he is disappointed with not winning a Major for ten years but claims that he is working his hardest to change that. His putting had been a real concern at the start of the year but after a lot of effort behind the scenes, he seems to have overcome the problem at the perfect time.
