NEWTOWN SQUARE, PA. - Despite bearing a boot protection and crutches to get around these days, Tiger Woods said Tuesday that it is pointing towards playing US Open the month next to the Congressional Country Club.
Woods withdrew after only nine holes of The Players Championship on May 12, had shot 42 at TPC Sawgrass - his only competitive golf since a tie for fourth at the masters.
A strain of knee and Achilles injury in the third round of the masters were quite boring to send Woods to secondary school and to his immediate future in doubt.
"I will do everything I can", Woods said at the US Open, which begins June 16 - or 23 days. "All my docs said I would be ready to go at this time.".
Woods spoke at a press conference at Aronimink Golf Club, where the organizers of the tournament have been promoting AT & T National Tournament, which begins June 30. The tournament benefits the Tiger Woods Foundation, and Woods won the competition in 2009, when it has been played at the Congress.
Although Woods did not rule officially to play Memorial Tournament next week, his proposed comments would not able to play the annual event of Jack Nicklaus in Ohio. He also admitted that he "probably" returned to golf too soon while trying to compete with players.
"I'll start probably at the end of next week a training force... and try to get back in form of golf," Woods said.
US Open marks the anniversary of 14th and last major title three years Woods at Torrey Pines, where he played despite having not participated since the Masters.
At the time, Woods just off the coast of surgery Arthroscopic Knee which led to the reconstruction of the ACL after the US Open. He was also a broken leg suffered in an extensive rehab, leading to the tournament.
He joked that at least this time there were nine holes of competition leading the Open.
"It was frustrating that I have not been able to play and practice", said Woods. "These are things, I like to do." I like practising, I love to prepare, and I have not been able to do so.
"But the good news is I've done this before." I am passed before injuries... and took the time to take step by step. I had to go back in this state of mind. As I said in ' 08 was really difficult to have to close for six months, do something, I like to do and not being able to do at all. It is kind where I was to mentally trying to just me, prepare "he says.
For its part, Woods has fun with his persistent injuries of the leg and surveys repeated on his health.
Before his press conference, Woods tweeted that he would give $ 1 million to his Tiger Woods Foundation, if no journalist "no wonder on the leg."
Indeed, the first issue was on injury of Woods.
After the meeting with journalists, Woods tweeted: "betting was complete after the first issue but of course, I'll give money to the (Foundation)". A representative of Woods confirmed the donation.
Woods, who has 71 PGA Tour titles and 14 majors, has not won since November 2009, at the Australian Masters. His last PGA Tour title was in September of the same year at the BMW Championship.
Ranked World No. 1 for all but 32 weeks from 2000 to last October, Woods this week fell to no. 12 - the title of the lowest since the week before winning his first major in 1997 masters.
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