SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – Tiger Woods has acknowledged age is increasingly affecting his game but said on Tuesday he was in a good place as he bids for a record-breaking 83rd PGA Tour victory in Torrey Pines this week.
The American, who makes his season debut at the Farmers Insurance Open on Thursday, said he was blessed to be competing after back injuries threatened to end his storied career.
“When I was younger, I had more good days than bad,” Woods told reporters on a cloudy day at the oceanside course.
“Now that I’m 44, I feel more bad days than I do good days. I think all of you who are my age or older can relate to that,” he said with a smile.
“That’s the hardest part of being an older athlete.”
The 15-time major champion said he did not get bogged down thinking about what might have been if injuries and surgeries had not sidelined him for stretches of his career.
“There were a number of years where I didn’t compete and didn’t play so those were some missed opportunities,” he said.
