Tiger Will Be Better Than Ever at Masters

Tiger Woods will be “better than ever” when he competes at The Masters in April, despite his early KO at the WGC Accenture Match Play Championship.

His coach, Hank Haney, made the confident prediction after seeing the world No 1 put his left knee and a new swing to the test after an eight-month injury lay-off.

Haney said: “It’s not a real bold prediction when I say he’s going to be better — I mean he won the US Open on one leg, so it’s not like I’m going out on a limb or anything.

“He’s not there right now but he’s more ready than he was last week. This was only his second tournament in 10 months. He’s human but he will be better than ever.

“He hasn’t had any setbacks. He wants to play The Masters in April and he’s going to need to get in some events.”

Golf’s undisputed superstar will take his next step at the next WGC CA Championship in Miami on March 12, though he has yet to make this official.

Haney added: “Every athlete who comes back from injury has mental hurdles that they need to overcome. Tiger is no different in that regard.

“Having said that, I can’t think of anyone in the world who is better at overcoming a mental hurdle than Tiger.”


From Simon Shaw in Arizona

The Sun