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Woods looking forward to great things next year
MIAMI equal ninth of 18 players — was competent and he swung with apparent freedom, he acknowledged that he was in uncharted waters.
“I’m continuing to progress and trying to get strong enough to where I can handle a workload again,” he wrote.
“I would love to play a full schedule in 2018. What that entails, including back-to-back events, I don’t know. I just have to continue to work on my body and game and see where I pan out.
“I wish I knew where I was going to play and when I was going to play — it’s a lot easier to prep for that — but we really don’t know.”
Woods also acknowledged that his swing had changed.
“My swing is definitely shorter and I can’t turn as far. My back is fused and that’s as far as it’s going to go. But I was surprised at how explosive I was (at the World Challenge)...
“I appreciate competitive golf now more than I ever have,” he wrote.
“During that 10-month period I was away from the game, I had a hard time walking and often needed assistance getting out of bed.
“To go from that and be able to play golf — I hadn’t played without pain for a long time— it was nice...
“It’s been a year filled with ups and downs, but I am very optimistic about 2018 and looking forward to great things on and off the golf course.” Reuters