Golf: Augusta National Tiger Woods Makes Final Preparations For Epic Masters Return

 Tiger Woods has talked the discussion, presently he'll need to walk the stroll as he pursues a record-tying 6th Masters title just a brief time subsequent to experiencing extreme leg wounds in an auto accident. Woods played the back nine at bumpy Augusta National on Wednesday in a last practice round before Thursday's beginning of the 86th Masters, making one final trial of his carefully fixed right leg. "I have no hesitations about what I can do actually from a golf outlook. It's presently strolling is the crucial step," Woods said.

"This is regularly not a simple stroll in the first place. Presently given the condition that my leg is in, it settles the score more troublesome. It will be an intense test and a test that I'm up for."

The 46-year-old genius, who says he battles torment consistently, played a 18-opening practice round last week over the 7,510-yard design and has played three nine-opening practice adjusts throughout recent days.

"I don't need to stress over the ball striking," Woods said. "It's simply the slopes."

Notwithstanding a difficulty in his condition, Woods will jump start Thursday morning close by South African Louis Oosthuizen and Chile's Joaquin Niemann with great many onlookers and a worldwide TV crowd keeping a close eye on him.

"It truly shouldn't astound us. He's quite possibly the most committed, decided competitor I've at any point found in my life," Augusta National administrator Fred Ridley said. "Who can say for sure what could happen this week? We're invigorated he's here."

Woods, a 15-time significant boss, has not played a cutthroat round in 17 months, since attempting to protect his 2019 title at a 2020 Masters postponed to November by Covid-19.

"Taking into account where his life was 17 months prior, this is a mind boggling accomplishment," said Jack Nicklaus, victor of a record 18 significant titles and record six Masters crowns. "Just supports the drive, energy and hard working attitude Tiger has had all of the time."

In February 2021, Woods was associated with a car crash that left him hospitalized for a really long time and incapable to stroll for quite a long time, his right leg fixed with poles, plates and screws that have left him with restricted portability.

"I've been extremely amped up for how I've recuperated every single day," Woods said. "That has been the test... how am I going to get all the enlarging out and recuperate for the following day."

Woods, a previous world number one who has drooped to 973rd in the rankings because of his lengthy cutback, anticipates a 72-opening trip more than four days. His main missed Masters cut came in 1996 as a novice.

"It gets anguishing and prodding in view of straightforward things. Dislike something I haven't done, yet the times have gotten longer on the two sides," Woods said of the time it takes more time to get ready and recuperate from a round.

"We push it and attempt to recuperate the best we can that evening and perceive how it is the following morning. Then, at that point, you must do that every day of the week."

Downpour no concern for Tiger

Downpour has relaxed the course, which could make balance considerably more tricky, albeit that doesn't concern Woods on account of exceptional footwear.

"I don't stress over slipping," he said. "I have metals (spikes) in so I don't need to stress over that. Indeed, even with the downpour, it doesn't actually concern me."

Woods, whose 82 US PGA Tour titles is level for the record-breaking record set by Sam Snead, said he would have been happy with his vocation had his wounds been too serious to even think about returning.

"I think 82 is a very decent number," he said. "Furthermore, 15 (majors) isn't really awful all things considered."

"At the point when I choose to hang it up, when I feel like I can't win any longer, then, at that point, that will be it. In any case, I feel like I can in any case get it done."

Assuming Woods catches a 6th green coat, it would be among the most shocking rebound stories in sports history.

Be that as it may, essentially having the option to play, and stroll by any means, is an accomplishment for Woods, who dreaded removal soon after the accident.

"The way that I had the option to get myself here to this point is a triumph," Woods said.

"Now that I'm playing, everything is centered around how would I find myself mixed up with the position where I'm on that back nine on Sunday with an opportunity, very much as I did a couple of years prior," said Woods, who got back from spinal combination medical procedure to win the 2019 Masters, his first significant title since limping to triumph at the 2008 US Open on a wrecked leg.