Tiger Woods mentioned he felt “mentally rusty” on his return to aggressive golf on Thursday after the 15-time main winner carded a three-over-par 75 within the first spherical of the PGA Tour’s Hero World Challenge within the Bahamas.
The former world primary has not performed since April when he withdrew throughout the Masters on account of damage earlier than present process ankle surgical procedure.
The 47-year-old has stored a restricted competitors schedule after a 2021 automobile crash left him with a severe leg damage and whereas he mentioned his physique held up effective on Thursday the psychological facet of the sport let him down.
“I felt like I was ready to compete and play,” mentioned Woods, who completed the day eight photographs behind joint leaders Brian Harman and Tony Finau.
“I hit it strong many of the day. As I mentioned, I simply didn’t mentally do the issues I usually would do and I must do.
“Now I know mentally what I need to do better. Physically, I knew I was going to be OK. Mentally, I was really rusty and made a lot of errors in the mind that normally I don’t make.”
Despite being “sore all over” Woods was trying ahead to getting again on the right track for the second spherical of the event, which he hosts for the advantage of his charity.
“We’ve got some work to do tonight. Tomorrow, get back in the gym and activate and get ready for it,” he mentioned. “Hopefully I hit some better shots.”
