Tiger, on crutches, said he is ready to open

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.

Tiger: Abandonment of ranking of Golf, but Forbes No. 6

Tiger Woods has not completed a tournament at the top of the classification in 18 months. Nonetheless, Forbes says that former World No. 1 golfer remains the biggest celebrity in the world of sport.

Woods is no. 6 on the compilation of "celebrity 100" annual Forbes of the more powerful people or groups in the business of entertainment, the highest rank of one of the 19 athletes who made the list.

The 2011 Forbes "Celebrity 100" list, 19 are athletes, but only two are in the top 10. Forbes said his formula calculation includes income before taxes for the year ending May 1, media visibility and the power of social media Facebook and Twitter.

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Miami Heat star LeBron James is 10th, up to 18 seats to a year, and Kobe Bryant of Los Angeles Lakers was no. 14 for the second consecutive year.

Lady Gaga at the top of Forbes global rankings, followed by Oprah Winfrey, Justin Bieber, U2, and Elton John.

Forbes said that its formula includes income before taxes for the year ending May 1, media visibility and the power of social media Facebook and Twitter.

Woods will drop to at least no. 11 in the next world ranking, which will be published Monday. This will be the first time, it is out of the top 10 since he was no. 13 on 6 April 1997, the week before he won the Masters for the first of his 14 majors.

His star power remains apparently almost as brilliant as ever, though.

Woods was no. 5 on the Forbes list in 2010, when the magazine estimated his annual compensation to $ 105 million. His earnings estimates for the past 12 months total $ 75 million.

Even after a rider great hits after the scandal that ended his marriage, Woods still made $ 22 million more than in the past year Bryant, Forbes said.

Woods will be not able to improve his golf ranking soon.

He started the year at no. 2 and decreased regularly points. Woods, who tied fourth masters last month, withdrew the Players Championship week last because of injuries to the left of Achille and left knee. It said on its website Monday that it will try to return to the US Open from 16 to 19 June.

"I will do all that is needed to play at the US Open, and I hope that I can be there to compete," said.

Woods was at the World Summit for the weeks 623 in his career, by far the longest of any golfer since the ranking in 1986. He had been no. 1 June 2005, until that Lee Westwood of England has supplanted him last November.

Since the emergence of revelations of adultery Thanksgiving night in 2009, Woods was seriously argued that a single tournament - he lost in a match at the Chevron World Challenge in December after losing a four-shot lead in the final round. It has been in the top five in only four other tournaments.

Next week will mark the first time since the 1997 Masters that Tiger Woods will be ranked in the top 10.

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Forbes listed gains James' to $ 48 million, $ 5 million of the previous year and ranked No. 2 behind only Winfrey in terms of media visibility.

Roger Federer tennis star has 25 on the list, placing him fourth among athletes.

The heat had two top 100, with Dwyane Wade (No. 57) joined James. And the New York Yankees had also two entries, with Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez No. 49 at no. 69, tying him with actress Julia Roberts.

Other figures on the list of sports: David Beckham and Phil Mickelson (linked to no. 35); Cristiano Ronaldo (No. 43); Rafael Nadal (No. 46); Tom Brady (No. 55); Dwight Howard (No. 59); Lionel Messi (No. 62). Peyton Manning (No. 72). Maria Sharapova (No. 80). Serena Williams (No. 84); Venus Williams (No. 86); and Danica Patrick (No. 96).

Combined, Forbes said that 19 athletes on the list of this year received combined of $ 647 million.

Among the people in the world of sports that were classified in 2010, but fell from the most recent list of celebrity Forbes were Michael Jordan (20th in 2010). Floyd Mayweather (31st). Shaquille O'Neal (52). Manny Pacquiao (55th). and Lance Armstrong (65th).

Tiger: No other damage; US Open Eyes

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. - Tiger Woods said he has no injury to his left leg at The Players Championship and is expected to play at the US Open next month.

Woods has only nine holes week last to The Players - his ever - shorter tournament when he withdrew because of what he describes as a reaction chain of pain from her left knee left Achilles and the crunch in his calf. He shot 42 on the front nine.

On its website Monday, Woods has said that he irritated the knee and Achilles without making them worse. He said doctors advised rest, treatment of cold water and the treatment of soft tissue, which, he says, he was already receiving.

"Aggravating my injury is very disappointing," said Woods. "I will do all that is needed to play at the US Open, and I hope that I can be there to compete."

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Sickened by my left leg I was on the sidelines, but I want and expect to be at the US Open. Will do everything in my power to do so.

"-Tiger Woods, via Twitter.

US Open is from 16 to 19 June in Congress, a course that Woods won in 2009 AT & T national.

He did not say how long it would take to recover.

Its Web site said it is doubtful to play in the Memorial tournament, which begins June 2, while trying to strengthen his leg. He said playing before the US Open would be a decision "week by week", although Woods has never played the week before the US Open and never played the St. Jude Classic in Memphis, Tennessee.

Woods reported a slight sprain of the medial collateral ligament and a strain soft his Achille hitting a shot off the coast of the straw from pine under the Eisenhower tree on hole 17 of the masters in the third round. He played the final and shot 67.

He did not practice until The Players Monday and has not played any golf until his practice rounds. Woods considered fine during the towers of 9 holes, he played the week last and swing coach that Sean Foley said that he was pleasantly surprised to see the Woods to look as if he had lost much when he had played in the masters last.

Woods said that he himself wounded on the tee opening shot at Sawgrass.

"The knee has acted and then the Achille followed by the suite, and then the calf started cramping," Woods said after he retired. "It all started getting tight, is just a whole chain reaction.".

If he plays at the Congress, there probably will have played nine holes of competition between the Masters and US Open.

Minutes before the statement was posted on its Web site, Woods said on Twitter, "sickened that my left leg has me on the sidelines, but I want and expect to be at the US Open." Will do everything in my power to do so. ?

It would not be the first time Woods has played the US Open with so little competition.

When he won his last major at the US Open 2008, he had not played a tournament in two months because of arthroscopic surgery on his left knee immediately after the Masters. Later, doctors discovered his left leg stress fractures. Woods wound up winning at Torrey Pines in a 19 playoff holes hole.

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Tiger, it is still to be at the US Open

Tiger Woods said he has no injury to his left leg at The Players Championship and is expected to play at the US Open next month.

Woods made only nine holes last week at The Players - his ever - shorter tournament when he withdrew after nine holes because of what he describes as a reaction to his left to left knee pain chain Achille and her calf tighter. He shot 42 on the front nine.

On its website Monday, Woods has said that he irritated the knee and Achilles without making them worse. He said doctors advised rest, treatment of cold water and the treatment of soft tissue, which, he says, he was already receiving.

"Aggravating my injury is very disappointing," said Woods. "I will do all that is needed to play at the US Open, and I hope that I can be there to compete."

US Open is from 16 to 19 June in Congress, a course that Woods won in 2009 AT & T national.

He did not say how long it would take to recover.

Its Web site said it is doubtful to play in the Memorial tournament, which begins June 2, while trying to strengthen his leg. He said playing before the US Open would be a decision "week by week", although Woods has never played the week before the US Open and never played the St. Jude Classic in Memphis, Tennessee.

Woods reported a slight sprain of the medial collateral ligament and a strain soft his Achille hitting a shot off the coast of the straw from pine under the Eisenhower tree on hole 17 of the masters in the third round. He played the final and shot 67.

He did not practice until The Players Monday and has not played any golf until his practice rounds. Woods considered fine 9-hole practice round, he played last week and swing coach Sean Foley said he was pleasantly surprised to see the Woods to look as if he had not lost much of when he had played in the Masters last.

Woods said that he himself wounded on the tee opening shot at Sawgrass.

"The knee has acted and then the Achille followed by the suite, and then the calf started cramping," Woods said after he retired. "It all started getting tight, is just a whole chain reaction.".

If he plays at the Congress, there probably will have played nine holes of competition between the Masters and US Open.

Minutes before the statement was posted on its Web site, Woods said on Twitter, "sickened that my left leg has me on the sidelines, but I want and expect to be at the US Open." Will do everything in my power to do so. ?

It would not be the first time Woods has played the US Open with so little competition.

When he won his last major at the US Open 2008, he had not played a tournament in two months because of arthroscopic surgery on his left knee immediately after the Masters. Later, doctors discovered his left leg stress fractures. Woods wound up winning at Torrey Pines in a 19 playoff holes hole.

Bubba on Tiger: it is "so much mental" swing

CHARLOTTE, N.C - Tiger Woods is not at the Wells Fargo Championship. But that hardly keeps its name in the conversation.

In the part of a wider debate on swing coaches, Bubba Watson - practice frequent tour partner of Woods - said spontaneously that he believes that "Tiger goes in the right direction". ".

Watson has never used a swing coach. The conversation centered on the fact that the Professor of Woods, Sean Foley, separate with Sean O'Hair this week.

"I'll just go ahead and say". I think that the Tiger is going in the right direction, "has said Watson, who won the Zurich Classic of New - Orleans, Sunday, his third PGA Tour title in 10 months. "I think that it is so mentally right now with his swing."

"Just go out there and play golf." He used to hit shots, he used the bomb that it is used to make it all. In 2000 and ' 97, I think he is pretty good. He won the Masters by beatings of 48 fire or what he won by. I think that sometimes he gets carried away on this. And do a lot of guys. ?

Woods is sitting on the events of this week on the PGA Tour because of a knee injury. His status for Players Championship next week is still undetermined.

Woods began working with Foley August last in his first season without a victory as a pro. Woods has not won on the PGA Tour since September 2009.

Watson, who plays in the Wells Fargo of her week tournament and rose to no. 10 in the world, is unlike many of his peers in the head. He did not travel with an entourage. Apart from a caddie and trainer, Watson is single.

"I want to be the boss," Watson said. "My father taught me to be a leader or a follower, and he said disciple ain't fun. If I want to be the leader of Bubba Watson. What I am saying goes... I am struck I want to hit shots. I do what I want to do. I play it my way. ?

Watson, 32, has long claimed he had never taken a lesson - that he have to go that route, he would leave. And nobody is quite sure if it is joke.

"It's just not my way", Watson said in reference to golf and O'Hair - divided Foley teachers. "I am good friends with Sean Foley, I am good friends with Hank Haney, with Butch [Harmon]. I know them as people, I know them as friends, but I ask them for advice.

"It is simply not the way I talk about." We are all good golf. Sometimes, I think that some of the great players, they get too wrapped in the mental part... When you start to talk to other people who try to help you with your swing, look at this, look at that, I think they take back. So I hope all get coaches. ?