Woods, who has also undergone multiple back surgeries, knows his best days of golf are behind him and plans to play only in majors and a tournament here or there as he lurks three wins shy of Jack Nicklaus’s mark of 18 major championships.
“Here’s the deal: Like I told you guys last year, I’m not going to play any more than probably the majors and maybe a couple more,” Woods said at the Genesis Invitational. “That’s it. That’s all my body will allow me to do. My back the way it is, all the surgeries I had on my back, my leg the way it is, I just can’t. That’s just going to be my future.
“So my intent last year was to play in all four majors; I got three of the four. Hopefully this year I can get all four and maybe sprinkle in a few here and there, but that’s it for the rest of my career. I know that and I understand that. That’s just my reality.”Woods is scheduled to speak to reporters during a news conference Tuesday in Augusta. The first round begins Thursday.