Golf legend Tiger Woods mentioned Tuesday that as of now, he plans to play within the Masters this weekend at Augusta Nationwide Golf Membership in Georgia, and he believes he can win simply over 13 months after a critical automotive accident stored him in mattress for weeks at a time.

"As of proper now, I really feel like I'm going to play. As of proper now. I will play 9 extra holes tomorrow," Woods mentioned, based on CBS Sports activities, clarifying that he plans to make a remaining determination after his follow spherical on Wednesday.

Woods has mentioned within the months for the reason that accident that, at 46 years previous and after recovering from the intense incident, he does not imagine he'll be wholesome sufficient to play golf once more full time, however he desires to compete when he can.

It is a creating story that shall be up to date as extra data turns into accessible.

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Tiger Woods mentioned Tuesday that he plans to play on this weekend's Masters Match, his first occasion in over a yr. Above, Woods drives from the seventh tee throughout a follow spherical previous to the Masters at Augusta Nationwide Golf Membership on Monday in Augusta, Georgia.Gregory Shamus/Getty Pictures